"boggler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bogglers [plural]
Etymology: From boggle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boggle|er|id2=agent noun}} boggle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} boggler (plural bogglers)
  1. One who boggles.
    Sense id: en-boggler-en-noun-bv-0Fb81 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: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. Something puzzling or confusing.
    Sense id: en-boggler-en-noun-xfTKOcf5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mind boggler, mind-boggler

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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