baffler

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English baffle

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English baffler

From baffle + -er.

Noun

baffler (plural bafflers)

1. Something that causes a person to be baffled, particularly a difficult puzzle or riddle.
2. Any of the projections inside a dice tower that serve to deflect the die unpredictably.
3. (uncommon) A baffle (device to control flow).