problem solver
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- noun
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solucionador de problemas
- In our team, he often plays the role of a problem solver, helping us overcome obstacles with creative ideas.
- thinkers and problem solvers
- a creative problem solver
- Good problem solvers
I'm a big fixing problem solver type of person.
- I'm a big fixing problem solver type of person.
- And what I submit to you is we need to be problem solvers and solution providers.
- Let's take off our armor and get into position to be problem solvers together.
- In other words, they are problem solvers to them.
- Because entrepreneurs are problem solvers, creatives, problem solvers.
- They become problem solvers in a constantly changing set of unknowns.
- You want them to perceive you as a problem solver.
- And then finally I spit out, I'm a, I'm a problem solver.
- And so it's you don't wind up being a very creative problem solver or a good listener when you're flooded.
- I mean, like, look, Jamie and I are production problem solvers.
- The AI could, was a single domain, single type of problem solver.
- So Edison, like I think most great people, really is an incredible problem solver.
- They're all liars and corrupt and you are the number one problem solver in your life.
- I walked into my first class in college and the teacher wrote out engineer equals problem solver.
- So you being in the beginner seats and learning on the go allows you to be this amazing problem solver and become the expert.
- And in addition to that, we have to make sure that the problem solver doesn't forget any of the previous solutions, right?
Examples
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As a project manager, she is known as a skilled problem solver, always finding effective solutions to challenges.
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Managers (and staff) must see themselves as not just reactive problem solvers, but active problem finders.
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And so I started to realize that when you are a problem solver, you will get paid because people like problems being solved.
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I'm a problem solver and I have a heart of gold.
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Students not only believe that they are better problem solvers, but their frustration level decreases.
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Children are natural problem solvers no matter what their gender or ethnicity.
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Washington looks forward to China's assuming a major role as a real problem solver in the region.
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"Their plan focuses on producing creative problem solvers, being relevant to our students, and using their time wisely."
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Pre-service teachers become analytical problem solvers by facing and addressing problems within an applied context.
Academic text (2011) -
"Another child's mother described her son's self-determined spirit by saying, "He's a great problem solver."
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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A person who secretly uses connections to solve others' problems, sometimes illegally
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A person who finds answers to problems by thinking carefully, like puzzles or math questions
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A person who finds and fixes problems in machines, systems, or organizations
Antonyms
How Effective
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'problem solver' directly combines 'problem' (a difficulty) with 'solver' (one who resolves), so the overall meaning 'a person who finds solutions to problems' is transparently derivable from the constituents. This agentive compounding pattern is regular in English and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Problem solver comes from the simple image of a person who takes a problem and, like someone untangling a knot or fixing a broken machine, acts as a solver to 'solve' it. So, it means 'a person who finds solutions to difficult problems'.