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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
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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