bafflern.

Brit.

/ˈbafl̩ə/,

/ˈbaflə/, U.S.

/ˈbæf(ə)lər/

Etymology: < baffle v. + -er suffix¹.

He who or that which baffles.

†1. A juggler, trickster; a trifler. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives

swikec1000

wielerOE

adderOE

knavec1275

treacherc1290

guiler1303

gabbera1325

tricharda1327

faitoura1340

jugglera1340

beswiker1340

wernard1362

knackerc1380

beguilera1382

deceiver1382

illusor1382

deceivant1393

fob1393

falsea1400

mocker?c1450

feature14..

deceptor1484

seductor1490

bullera1500

troker?a1500

craftera1529

circumventorc1540

bobber1542

cloyner?1550

illuder?1550

tricker1550

double-dealer1567

treacherer1571

falsary1573

abuser1579

falser1579

treachetour1590

deluder1592

ignis fatuus1592

foolmonger1593

prestigiator1595

aguiler1598

baffler1606

cog-foist1606

feaguer1610

guile-man1614

hocus-pocus1624

colt1632

hoodwink1638

blindfoldera1649

napper1653

cheat1664

fooler1677

underdealer1682

circumvenerc1686

chincher1688

dodger1698

nickum1699

sheep-shearer1699

trickster1711

bilker1717

trickologist1723

taker-in1776

bilk1790

duper1792

Yorkshire bite1801

intake1808

gammoner1819

doer1840

delusionist1841

fiddler1857

snide1874

hoodwinker1884

tanger1886

take-down1888

tiddlywinker1893

wangler1912

frost1914

twicer1924

lurkman1945

jive-ass1964

skanker1973

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer

jugglera1100

tregetour1340

hey-passa1593

prestigiator1595

baffler1606

feat-worker1617

hocus-pocus1624

hocus1647

chirosophist1652

fascinator1677

legerdemain1696

prestidigitator1712

conjurer1727

sleight-of-hand man1757

nimble-fingers1781

sleight-of-hand professor1801

legerdemainist1830

magician1834

illusionist1850

jongleura1851

wizard1859

deceptionist1883

mentalist1906

1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 72 Fortune tellers, iuglers, and Baflors.

a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) ii. 54 To deal seriously, were to yield too much respect to such a baffler.

2. He who or that which bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > thwarting or being thwarted > one who or that which

frustrater1676

baffler1677

foiler1700

spoil-sport1801

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 42 Experience, that great baffler of speculation.

1702 E. Baynard Cold Baths (1709) ii. 367 That Baffler of our Profession, the Gout.

1877 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna i. ii Bafflers of our own prayers.

3. A contrivance used in stoves and furnaces, for interrupting the natural course of the heated air, and causing it to pass in another direction.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > flues or parts of flues

boshes1686

worm1758

throat vent1839

take-down1850

baffler1861

trunnel-hole1868

velvet tree1875

baffle1881

throat1919

1861 W. J. M. Rankine Man. Steam Engine 261 Large boiler flues are sometimes provided with bafflers; that is, projecting partitions which compel the hot gases to take a circuitous course.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	baffler
释义	bafflern. Brit. /ˈbafl̩ə/, /ˈbaflə/, U.S. /ˈbæf(ə)lər/ Etymology: < baffle v. + -er suffix¹. He who or that which baffles. †1. A juggler, trickster; a trifler. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives swikec1000 wielerOE adderOE knavec1275 treacherc1290 guiler1303 gabbera1325 tricharda1327 faitoura1340 jugglera1340 beswiker1340 wernard1362 knackerc1380 beguilera1382 deceiver1382 illusor1382 deceivant1393 fob1393 falsea1400 mocker?c1450 feature14.. deceptor1484 seductor1490 bullera1500 troker?a1500 craftera1529 circumventorc1540 bobber1542 cloyner?1550 illuder?1550 tricker1550 double-dealer1567 treacherer1571 falsary1573 abuser1579 falser1579 treachetour1590 deluder1592 ignis fatuus1592 foolmonger1593 prestigiator1595 aguiler1598 baffler1606 cog-foist1606 feaguer1610 guile-man1614 hocus-pocus1624 colt1632 hoodwink1638 blindfoldera1649 napper1653 cheat1664 fooler1677 underdealer1682 circumvenerc1686 chincher1688 dodger1698 nickum1699 sheep-shearer1699 trickster1711 bilker1717 trickologist1723 taker-in1776 bilk1790 duper1792 Yorkshire bite1801 intake1808 gammoner1819 doer1840 delusionist1841 fiddler1857 snide1874 hoodwinker1884 tanger1886 take-down1888 tiddlywinker1893 wangler1912 frost1914 twicer1924 lurkman1945 jive-ass1964 skanker1973 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer jugglera1100 tregetour1340 hey-passa1593 prestigiator1595 baffler1606 feat-worker1617 hocus-pocus1624 hocus1647 chirosophist1652 fascinator1677 legerdemain1696 prestidigitator1712 conjurer1727 sleight-of-hand man1757 nimble-fingers1781 sleight-of-hand professor1801 legerdemainist1830 magician1834 illusionist1850 jongleura1851 wizard1859 deceptionist1883 mentalist1906 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 72 Fortune tellers, iuglers, and Baflors. a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) ii. 54 To deal seriously, were to yield too much respect to such a baffler. 2. He who or that which bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > thwarting or being thwarted > one who or that which frustrater1676 baffler1677 foiler1700 spoil-sport1801 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 42 Experience, that great baffler of speculation. 1702 E. Baynard Cold Baths (1709) ii. 367 That Baffler of our Profession, the Gout. 1877 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna i. ii Bafflers of our own prayers. 3. A contrivance used in stoves and furnaces, for interrupting the natural course of the heated air, and causing it to pass in another direction. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > flues or parts of flues boshes1686 worm1758 throat vent1839 take-down1850 baffler1861 trunnel-hole1868 velvet tree1875 baffle1881 throat1919 1861 W. J. M. Rankine Man. Steam Engine 261 Large boiler flues are sometimes provided with bafflers; that is, projecting partitions which compel the hot gases to take a circuitous course. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1606
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