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enigmatologist

enigmatologist noun: a person who creates or studies puzzles.

Noun

enigmatologist (plural enigmatologists)

  1. A person who creates or studies puzzles.
    • I went to a lecture by enigmatologist Will Shortz, and when I saw how he engaged an audience of […] 2,000 in a game of word puzzles, I pictured him as a teacher with a very large class.2020, Sharon Kane, Integrating Literature in the Disciples, 2nd edition (ebook), Taylor & Francis

Forms of enigmatologist

pluralenigmatologists

Origin of enigmatologist

From enigmatology + -ist.

Questions about enigmatologist

What does enigmatologist mean?
Enigmatologist means a person who creates or studies puzzles.
What part of speech is enigmatologist?
Enigmatologist is a noun.
What is the plural of enigmatologist?
The plural of enigmatologist is enigmatologists.

Words near enigmatologist in the dictionary

  1. enigmatizes
  2. enigmatizing
  3. enigmatographer
  4. enigmatographers
  5. enigmatography
  6. enigmatologist
  7. enigmatologists
  8. enigmatology
  9. enilconazole
  10. enilospirone
  11. Enimagá

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