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noun
A person who obscures or muddles information, making something appear to be a mystery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A situation that is puzzling, or mystifying
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: puzzle, puzzler, teaser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: problem
Narrower terms: sudoku, word square, acrostic
History
From mystify + -er.
