riddler
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈrɪd.əl.ər/
- Furthermore, the unmarried royal personage whose hand in marriage is a prize offered to a successful riddler is almost universally a woman.
Examples
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Odysseus, the tale-teller, the riddler.
Academic text (1997) -
- Who do you think you are, a riddler?
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Of course, Esopo himself was a riddler.
Academic text (1991) -
You want to be chasing captain boomerang, gorilla grodd, reverse flash... the riddler?
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Such power might also reside in female riddlers, but it remains to be seen whether it is their femininity or their inferior social position that is significant.
Academic text (1991) -
As we shall see, however, the relationship is tenuous because the princess's riddling abilities are rarely evident; it is her father who is most often the real riddler.
Academic text (1991) -
Two other masculine riddlers endure the same kind of examination as do Tawaddud and Teodor.
Academic text (1991) -
As we shall see, among female riddlers there are riddle maidens who, despite their social inferiority, control and quickly dominate the political situation into which they are thrust.
Academic text (1991) -
Other examples of masculine riddlers are found in a few sentential debates that are really accounts of riddle contests in which the question is left unspoken.
Academic text (1991) -
At the party, the magician also acted as a riddler, challenging guests with clever puzzles.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who asks for information, often in a public meeting
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4.1
A person who jokes with others in a playful but annoying way
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riddler comes from riddle, an old word for a puzzling question that people had to 'figure out'. So a riddler is someone who asks tricky questions to challenge or entertain others.