enigmatologist

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noun

A person who creates or studies puzzles.

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Meanings

nounenigmatologist (plural enigmatologists)

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

Origin

From enigmatology + -ist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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