Definition of Baffler

1. n. One who, or that which, baffles.

Definition of Baffler

1. Noun. Something that causes one to be baffled, particularly a difficult puzzle or riddle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baffler

1. one that baffles [n -S] - See also: baffles

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baffler

baffed-out
baffed out
baffie
baffies
baffing
baffle
baffle board
baffle chamber
bafflectomies
bafflectomy
baffled
bafflegab
bafflegabs
bafflement
bafflements
baffler (current term)
bafflers
baffles
baffling
bafflingly
bafflingness
baffs
baffy
bafilomycin
bafilomycins
baft
bafts
bag
bag-carrier
bag-gel implant

Literary usage of Baffler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"baffler, but'fli'ir. s. (98). He that baffle?. To BAG, bag. va To put into a BAO, bag. s. ... baffler ..."

2. Steam Engineering: A Textbook by William Richard King (1913)
"On meeting the first baffler the entrained water in the steam has its progress arrested and, as it collects in the grooved lip of the baffler, ..."

3. The Handbook of Industrial Oil Engineering: A Reference Book of Data by John Rome Battle (1920)
"THE baffler.—The baffler is a device for restricting the flow of oil supplied by ... baffler. It has been found that there is a definite rate of flow of the ..."

4. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
""A baffler, sir, a baffler, that 's all," returned Dick. " I have v.cred upon a speculation which has proved a baffler ; and a i'•-mg of brightness and ..."

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