riddler

Speaks in mysteries

A riddler is someone who poses riddles—puzzling questions or statements designed to test wit.

The term extends to anyone who speaks in deliberately obscure or mysterious ways: He was a riddler who never gave a straight answer.

A riddler can also be a device for sifting or separating materials, like coal or gravel, through a coarse screen. (Capitalized Riddler is the Batman villain.)

puzzlemaker

enigma

Something hard to fathom

conundrumPerplexing problem or question
brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity

cryptogram · cipher · rebus · anagram · wordplay · cryptic · charade · acrostic · logic · sudoku

questioner

interrogator

One who questions formally

inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
quizmasterGame show host
examinerOne who evaluates officially

interviewer · prober · cross-examiner · interlocutor · skeptic · investigator · reporter · scrutinizer · analyst · auditor

trickster

prankster

Someone who plays tricks

jesterRoyal household comedian
hoaxerOne who deceives playfully
jokerCutup or wild card

imp · schemer · rogue · scamp · wag · deceiver · cunning · sly · mischievous · whimsical

sifter

sieve

Mesh filtering utensil

screenDisplay or barrier
separatorSomething that divides
grateFramework of metal bars

strainer · sorter · gravel · coal · aggregate

riddler

enigma

interrogator

prankster

sieve

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