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nonplusser en · NOUN

Etymology

From nonplus (“to bewilder or perplex”) + -er.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Something which causes one to become nonplussed or confused.
    • This might have been a nonplusser to the average individual, but Siandish, already prepared, gave a ready reply. 1940, Sydney Horler, Tiger Standish Steps on It, London: H&S Services Yellow Jackets, published 1944, page 88:

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