"baffler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bafflers [plural]
Etymology: From baffle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|baffle|er|id2=agent noun}} baffle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} baffler (plural bafflers)
  1. Something that causes a person to be baffled, particularly a difficult puzzle or riddle.
    Sense id: en-baffler-en-noun-tBVoJVet
  2. Any of the projections inside a dice tower that serve to deflect the die unpredictably.
    Sense id: en-baffler-en-noun-KmmGx~~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 78 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 6 73 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 87 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 89 7
  3. (uncommon) A baffle (device to control flow). Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-baffler-en-noun-OeSibeBk

Inflected forms

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