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Stumper

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. One who stumps, or speaks, or orates, as a politician.

n. A difficult puzzle or problem.

n. A boastful person.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who stumps.

n. A boastful person.

n. A puzzling or incredible story.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who or that which stumps, in any sense.

n. In cricket: A fielder who stumps a batsman out, that is, one who, with ball in hand, puts down the wicket, if the striker, failing to hit the ball, is out of his ground.

n. A wicket-keeper.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

Word Usage

"He's got every bit as much raw brain power as Bill Clinton, and, I would argue, more skill as a speaker and "stumper" than Bill had as a candidate."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

problem

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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