"puzzler" meaning in All languages combined

See puzzler on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: puzzlers [plural]
Etymology: puzzle + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puzzle|er}} puzzle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} puzzler (plural puzzlers)
  1. A puzzling situation or problem; an enigma.
    Sense id: en-puzzler-en-noun-SVoI7Ygy
  2. (video games) A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve. Categories (topical): Video games, People, Video game genres
    Sense id: en-puzzler-en-noun-zjgUW~sF Disambiguation of People: 0 67 33 Disambiguation of Video game genres: 1 81 18 Topics: video-games
  3. A person who solves puzzles as a hobby.
    Sense id: en-puzzler-en-noun-KFnBaXXM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 40 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 21 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 18 28 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jigsaw puzzler

Inflected forms

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