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单词 unriddler
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unriddlern.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪdl̩ə/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪdlə/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɪd(ə)lər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unriddle v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < unriddle v. + -er suffix1.
A person who, or thing which, solves or explains.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > [noun] > act of solving > one who or that which solves
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1657 J. Trapp Comm. Job xxxvi. 22 A Teacher of perplexed things, an unriddler of Riddles.
1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. i. iii. 64 If our posterity be not much happier unriddlers then..we have been.
1727 H. Carey Pudding & Dumpling burnt to Pot sig. B That wonderful Unriddler of Mysteries the ingenious Mr. E—— C——.
1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. iii. 77 He was also a deviser of charades, and an unriddler of riddles.
1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 365 That frequent unriddler of philological problems, the Hebrew language.
1947 Princeton Alumni Weekly 14 Feb. 17/1 The unriddler's medal in this case goes to Mac Read.
1988 P. Gay Freud i. 4 Freud, the great unriddler of human enigmas.
2010 L. Lampert How Philos. became Socratic ii. 177 Leaving it as a riddle induces would-be unriddlers to attempt to know what is hard to know.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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