Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A maker of or dealer in enigmas or riddles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who makes, or talks in, enigmas.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
indulges inenigmas , especially one who often makes such enigmas.
Etymologies
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From enigmata, plural of enigma, + -ist
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Examples
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It might exercise an able enigmatist to explain their allusions; for we must understand by "The
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) Isaac Disraeli 1807
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