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STUMPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
Synonyms:
poser; sticker; stumper; toughie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stumper" is a kind of...):
problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)
Derivation:
stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)