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noun
A person who guesses; especially someone who can make a reasonable prediction from little evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who guesses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
From Middle English gessere, gessare, equivalent to guess + -er.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
