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guesser

guesser

5 4.9
A person who gives an answer without enough information
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɛsər/
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  • At the trivia night, he was known as a great guesser who often got the answers right without much thought.

She has shown herself to be a capable guesser.

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Examples

Synonyms

speculator
vsguesser
2 6.7

A person who guesses about facts without good evidence

gives quick answers without enough evidence or systematic thought
presumer
vsguesser
8.4

A person who believes something is true without checking the facts

offers tentative answers rather than confident assumed truth
theorizer
vsguesser
7.4

A person who makes ideas to explain things in science or art

gives informal answers without specialized or formal theorizing

How Certain

knower
3 7.5
believer
343 3.2
presumer
8.4
guesser
5 4.9
doubter
19 4.2

Surface Forms

guesser singular
guessers plural

Morphology

guesser = guess (transparent) = guess + er

The meaning is clearly derived from 'guess' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Guesser comes from the verb guess, originally from an old Nordic word meaning 'to try to know' or 'to think'. The ending -er means 'a person who does something', so a guesser is someone who gives an answer or opinion without enough proof.