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nonplusser

nonplusser noun: something which causes one to become nonplussed or confused.

Noun

nonplusser (plural nonplussers)

  1. (rare) Something which causes one to become nonplussed or confused.
    • This might have been a nonplusser to the average individual, but Siandish, already prepared, gave a ready reply.1940, Sydney Horler, Tiger Standish Steps on It, London: H&S Services Yellow Jackets, published 1944, page 88

Forms of nonplusser

pluralnonplussers

Origin of nonplusser

From nonplus (“to bewilder or perplex”) + -er.

Questions about nonplusser

What does nonplusser mean?
Nonplusser means something which causes one to become nonplussed or confused.
What part of speech is nonplusser?
Nonplusser is a noun.
What is the plural of nonplusser?
The plural of nonplusser is nonplussers.

Words near nonplusser in the dictionary

  1. nonplusing
  2. nonplusment
  3. nonplussation
  4. nonplussed
  5. nonplussedness
  6. nonplusser
  7. nonplussers
  8. nonplusses
  9. nonplussing
  10. nonplussingly
  11. nonplutocratic

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