different between guzzler vs puzzler

English

Etymology

guzzle +? -er

Noun

guzzler (plural guzzlers)

1. Somebody or something which guzzles.
2. A device placed in arid regions to catch water for wildlife to drink from.
   • 1954, Wildlife Review (issues 75-83, page 44)

     Quail require little water, so there is no point to putting in a guzzler if there is any permanent water within travel range.

Synonyms

• (guzzler of food): glutton, gorger; See also Thesaurus:glutton
• (guzzler of drink): alcoholic, sot, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard

Derived terms

• gas guzzler
• cumguzzler

Translations

English

Etymology

puzzle +? -er

Noun

puzzler (plural puzzlers)

1. A puzzling situation or problem; an enigma.
2. (video games) A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve.
3. One who solves puzzles as a hobby.
   • 1927, Frederic Gregory Hartswick, Read the Pictures (page v)

     […] he commits what to a hardened puzzler seems an unforgivable sin when he uses a picture of a two-masted ship followed by HTER for the word BRIGHTER.

   • 2013, Linda B. White, Barbara H. Seeber, Barbara Brownell Grogan, 500 Time-Tested Home Remedies and the Science Behind Them

     Mentally stimulating leisure activities, such as doing crossword puzzles, seem to help keep the brain sharp. […] The puzzlers delayed the onset of accelerated memory loss (a sign of dementia) by an average of 2.54 years.