revealer

English

Etymology

From Middle English revelare, equivalent to reveal +‎ -er.[1]

Noun

revealer (plural revealers)

  1. A person or thing that reveals.
    Synonym: revelator
    Antonym: concealer
    • 1838, T.B. Browne, Thoughts of the Times; or, Men and things, London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, page 108:
      Whether "The Doctor" be written by Southey or not, let revealers of mysteries determine; it is certainly written by one who strongly resembles him, perhaps too strongly to be other than himself.
  2. (crosswording) An entry in a crossword that guides the solver towards the theme or endgame.
    • 2023 October 15, Stu Ockman, Will and Me: Confessions of a Crossword Junkie, Archway Publishing, →ISBN, page 78:
      Next (and my favorite) is Blank Space , four corner rebus squares reading "blank" for the down answers and "space" for the acrosses, mirroring the central revealers
    • 2023 November 14, David Bukszpan, Crosswordese: The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 17:
      Though experienced solvers will likely see where this is going , others might need the help of the revealer
    • 2024 November 16, Caitlin Lovinger, “Nothing but Blue Skies”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The theme launches off a main revealer entry at 93-Across. There are four clues that refer to that entry, at 39-, 65-, 104- and 108-Across. When solved, 93-Across will also make the grid art snap into focus.

See also

References

  1. ^ “revealer, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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