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guesser

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guess  (gs)
v. guessed, guess·ing, guess·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
b. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
2. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer.
3. To suppose; think: I guess he was wrong.
v.intr.
1. To make an estimate or conjecture: We could only guess at her motives.
2. To estimate or conjecture correctly.
n.
1. An act or instance of guessing.
2. A conjecture arrived at by guessing.

[Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

guesser n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guesser - a person who guesses
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Translations
guesser
n to be a good guessergut schätzen können


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"It IS easy," declared the monarch, "if one is a good guesser.
The young lady seemed as good a guesser as himself.
Vidocq, for example, was a good guesser and a persevering man.
 
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