crossworder

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noun

A person who solves crossword puzzles.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouncrossworder (plural crossworders)

plural crossworders

  1. A person who solves crossword puzzles.
  2. A person who creates crossword puzzles.

    The easiest process is the stepladder or diagonal method which enables the crossworder to unite his endings easily and to quickly put together the central part of a large diagram.

    1987, Polking, Kirk, A Beginner's guide to getting published, Writer's Digest Books, page 26

Origin

From crossword + -er.

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APA

crossworder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossworder

MLA

“crossworder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossworder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossworder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossworder.

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