problémiste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English problemist or derived from problème +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.ble.mist/

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Noun

problémiste m or f (plural problémistes)

1. (chess) problemist
   1. a theorist, composer of chess problems

      Josep Tolosa i Carreras, enfant de Gérone, était un médecin, un joueur d’échecs, un problémiste et un auteur de livres sur les échecs catalan.

      Josep Tolosa i Carreras, born in Girona, was a Catalan doctor, chess player, composer of chess problems and author of chess books.

   2. (by extension) a solutionist (one who aims to solve chess problems)

      Synonym: solutionniste

See also

• échecs