"riddlee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: riddlees [plural]
Etymology: * riddle + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|riddle|-ee}} riddle + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} riddlee (plural riddlees)
  1. a person asked or expected to solve a riddle. Categories (topical): People

Download JSONL data for riddlee meaning in English (2.1kB)

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          "ref": "1976, Thomas A. Burns, “Riddling: Occasion to Act”, in Journal of American Folklore, page 162",
          "text": "The second possible action by the riddler in the event the riddlee admits to no answer is to refuse to supply the riddlee with the answer, after which he may berate the riddlee for his failure.",
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          "ref": "2008, Sara Klein-Braslavsky, “Interpretative Riddles in Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed”, in Maimonidean Studies, volume 5, KTAV, page 152",
          "text": "Because riddlees have already solved the Sammael riddle and know that the referent of Sammael is imagination, they also know the identify of the controlling factor in the riddle of the Serpent.",
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          "ref": "2011, Charles R. Gruner, The Game of Humor: A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh, Transaction, page 150",
          "text": "The riddler hopes and expects the riddlee to not know the answer. Since the riddlee cannot give the answer, the riddler can then supply it, thus “winning” this minuscule “contest of wit.”",
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