revealerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

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:

     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.

参考

アナグラム

• Re-Leaver