unriddler

unriddler

English

Etymology

unriddle +‎ -er

Noun

unriddler (plural unriddlers)

1. One who unriddles; a solver of puzzles.
   • a. 1657 Richard Lovelace, to my dear friend Mr. E.R

     The diamond , from ' midst the humbler stones,
     Sparkling , shoots forth the price of nations.
     Ye safe unriddlers of the stars, pray tell,
     By what name shall I stamp my miracle?

References

• unriddler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913