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# guesser

noun (a guesser, guessers)

«guesser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who guesses, who gives an answer without knowing for sure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#m1)
2. In tests and games, a rule or player that picks an answer without really knowing, for example always choosing the longest option. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths and quizzes, a «good guesser» uses estimation and clues; a random guesser often gets it wrong. In school testing a «guesser» is the score you would get by pure luck, which a real answer should beat. Phrases: a good guesser, a lucky guesser, a wild guesser.

### Examples

- She is a great guesser at riddles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#x1)
- A lucky guesser might get one in four answers right on a quiz. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#x2)
- The longest-answer guesser is the score to beat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#x3)
- In the game, the guesser has to find the hidden word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#x4)
- Dad is a terrible guesser of people's ages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#x5)
- Be a smart guesser: estimate first, then check. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/#x6)

### Note

Plural: guessers. From «guess» + -er. In maths, a sensible guess is called an estimate; checking it with a calculation is good practice. With 4 options, pure guessing gets about 1 in 4 (25%) right on average.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «guesser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guesser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«guesser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guesser.html) on Mova free.