mystifiern.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstᵻfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstəˌfaɪər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mystify v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mystify v. + -er suffix¹.

A person who mystifies others, esp. deliberately; a person or thing causing perplexity or bewilderment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > practitioner > who bamboozles

banterer1709

bamboozler1712

mystery-monger1772

mystifier1821

mystificator1823

mystifica1849

prestidigitator1870

1821 Examiner 15 Apr. 235/1 [Reviewing a ‘petit comedy’ called Mystification] Instead of placing his mystifiers in ludicrous..situations,..he makes them suffer.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 116 In our own history, Oliver Cromwell shines the prince of mystifiers.

1856 M. Faraday in H. B. Jones Life (1870) II. 366 That phrase polarity in its present undefined state is a great mystifier.

1859 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 5) 213 He is not a mystic, but a mystifier.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 June 1/1 If Demos is mystified much longer he will vote against his mystifier.

1912 Catholic Encycl. XIII. 6/1 [According to spiritualists] absurd or unbecoming replies are given by deceased persons who are still liars, or libertines, frivolous or mystifiers, etc.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Mar. 27/1 Greenberg entertained a similar view but had no stomach for calling Duchamp a blagueur and mystifier.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mystifier
释义	mystifiern. Brit. /ˈmɪstᵻfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈmɪstəˌfaɪər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mystify v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mystify v. + -er suffix¹. A person who mystifies others, esp. deliberately; a person or thing causing perplexity or bewilderment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > practitioner > who bamboozles banterer1709 bamboozler1712 mystery-monger1772 mystifier1821 mystificator1823 mystifica1849 prestidigitator1870 1821 Examiner 15 Apr. 235/1 [Reviewing a ‘petit comedy’ called Mystification] Instead of placing his mystifiers in ludicrous..situations,..he makes them suffer. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 116 In our own history, Oliver Cromwell shines the prince of mystifiers. 1856 M. Faraday in H. B. Jones Life (1870) II. 366 That phrase polarity in its present undefined state is a great mystifier. 1859 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 5) 213 He is not a mystic, but a mystifier. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 June 1/1 If Demos is mystified much longer he will vote against his mystifier. 1912 Catholic Encycl. XIII. 6/1 [According to spiritualists] absurd or unbecoming replies are given by deceased persons who are still liars, or libertines, frivolous or mystifiers, etc. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Mar. 27/1 Greenberg entertained a similar view but had no stomach for calling Duchamp a blagueur and mystifier. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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