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boggler

boggler noun: one who boggles.

Noun

boggler (plural bogglers)

  1. One who boggles.
    • The cares of State […] were generally, as in most affairs of State, of an arithmetical character, the Commander of the Faithful being a fearful boggler at a sum.1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
  2. Something puzzling or confusing.

Forms of boggler

pluralbogglers

Origin of boggler

From boggle + -er.

Words formed from boggler

Questions about boggler

What does boggler mean?
Boggler means one who boggles.
What part of speech is boggler?
Boggler is a noun.
What is the plural of boggler?
The plural of boggler is bogglers.

Words near boggler in the dictionary

  1. bogglebo
  2. boggleboe
  3. boggleboes
  4. boggled
  5. boggled down
  6. boggler
  7. bogglers
  8. boggles
  9. bogglesome
  10. boggling
  11. bogglingly

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