Revealer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or thing that reveals.

    "Whether "The Doctor" be written by Southey or not, let revealers of mysteries determine; it is certainly written by one who strongly resembles him, perhaps too strongly to be other than himself."

  2. 2
    An entry in a crossword that guides the solver towards the theme or endgame.

    "Next (and my favorite) is Blank Space , four corner rebus squares reading "blank" for the down answers and "space" for the acrosses, mirroring the central revealers"

Example

More examples

"Whether "The Doctor" be written by Southey or not, let revealers of mysteries determine; it is certainly written by one who strongly resembles him, perhaps too strongly to be other than himself."

Etymology

From Middle English revelare, equivalent to reveal + -er.

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