Meanings
nounproblem-solver (plural problem-solvers)
plural problem-solvers · alternative problemsolver
- Someone who or something that solves a problem or problems.
Antonyms: problem child
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who or something that solves a problem or problems.
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Dutch probleemoplosser
- probleemoplosserone that solves problems
Finnish ongelmanratkaisija
- ongelmanratkaisijaone that solves problems
German Problemlöser
- Problemlöserone that solves problems
Polish osoba rozwiązująca problemy
- osoba rozwiązująca problemyone that solves problems
Swedish problemlösare
- problemlösareone that solves problems
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APA
problem-solver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/problem-solver
MLA
“problem-solver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/problem-solver. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “problem-solver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/problem-solver.
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