problémiste

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Etymology

Borrowed from English problemist or derived from problème +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ble.mist/
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Noun

problémiste m or f (plural problémistes)

  1. (chess) problemist
    1. a theorist, composer of chess problems
      Josep Tolosa i Carreras, enfant de Gérone, était un médecin, un joueur d’échecs, un problémiste et un auteur de livres sur les échecs catalan.
      Josep Tolosa i Carreras, born in Girona, was a Catalan doctor, chess player, composer of chess problems and author of chess books.
    2. (by extension) a solutionist (one who aims to solve chess problems)
      Synonym: solutionniste

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