guesser
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English gessere, gessare, equivalent to guess + -er.
Noun edit
guesser (plural guessers)
- A person who guesses; especially someone who can make a reasonable prediction from little evidence.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 255:
- 'Then, believe me, you're a pretty slick guesser.'