Puzzlemaster

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who designs or creates puzzles.

    "A few puzzles come from Sam Loyd, the famous nineteenth-century American puzzlemaster."

  2. 2
    Someone exceptionally skilled at solving puzzles.

    "After eight months the musical 3-year-olds were expert puzzlemasters, scoring 80 percent higher than their playmates did in spatial intelligence -- the ability to visualize the world accurately."

Example

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"A few puzzles come from Sam Loyd, the famous nineteenth-century American puzzlemaster."

Etymology

Compound of puzzle + master.

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