riddler

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noun

One who asks riddles; a puzzler.

OriginEnglish riddle ← Middle English redel ← Old English rǣdels →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

riddler1

nounriddler (plural riddlers)

plural riddlers

  1. One who asks riddles; a puzzler.

riddler2

nounriddler (plural riddlers)

plural riddlers

  1. One who riddles or sieves (grain, sand, etc.).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
puzzler

Origin

riddler · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*rēdaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*rādan
  3. Proto-West Germanic*rādislī
  4. Old Englishrǣdels
  5. Middle Englishredelsbf.
  6. Middle Englishredel
  7. Englishriddle
  8. Englishriddler

From riddle (“to puzzle verbally”) + -er.

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riddler · noun

  1. Old Englishhriddel
  2. Middle Englishriddil /ridelle
  3. Englishriddle
  4. Englishriddler

From riddle (“to sieve”) + -er.

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APA

riddler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riddler

MLA

“riddler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riddler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riddler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riddler.

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