solver

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution

From solve + -er.

“To-morrow afternoon at four o’clock, Sherlock Holmes, the famous English detective, for whom such a thing as mystery does not exist; Sherlock Holmes, the most remarkable solver of enigmas the world has ever known, that marvelous man who would seem to be the creation of a romantic novelist--Sherlock Holmes will be my guest!” Immediately, Devanne was the target of numerous eager questions. — The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar, Maurice Leblanc

problem solver, convergent thinker

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