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# solver

«solver» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who solves something, like a problem, puzzle or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a solver, solvers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A solver is a person who solves something, like a problem, puzzle or crime: a problem solver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#m1)

2) In computing and maths, a solver is a program that finds answers to equations or puzzles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

School: «a good problem solver» tries different ways, checks answers and does not give up; teachers praise this in maths. Puzzles: crossword and Sudoku solvers. Computing: an online solver can work out an equation, but you still need to understand the steps.

### examples

- She is a brilliant problem solver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x1)
- Crossword solvers enjoy tricky clues. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x2)
- The fastest solver of the Rubik's cube won a prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x3)
- Our class practised being good maths solvers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x4)
- The computer solver found the answer in one second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x5)
- A good solver checks their answer at the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x6)
- The detective was a famous solver of mysteries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/#x7)

### note

Countable. From «solve» + r (solve drops nothing, just adds -r). Common phrase: «problem solver», «problem-solving» (with hyphen when used before a noun: problem-solving skills).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «solver» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.