English
guesser
Guesser comes from Middle English gessere.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gessere
- Englishearliest quotation 1934guesser
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gessere
- Englishearliest quotation 1934guesser
Earliest quotation: 1934, Agatha Christie, London: HarperCollins: “'Then, believe me, you're a pretty slick guesser.'”
Every English word from Middle English gessere
Today it means
noun A person who guesses; especially someone who can make a reasonable prediction from little evidence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gessere / guesser