quiz
[ kwiz ]
/ kwɪz /
noun, plural quiz·zes.
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
a questioning.
a practical joke; a hoax.
Chiefly British.
an eccentric, often odd-looking person.
verb (used with object), quizzed, quiz·zing.
Origin of quiz
1775–85 in sense “odd person”; 1840–50
for def 1; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM quiz
quiz·za·ble, adjective quiz·zer, noun un·quiz·za·ble, adjective un·quizzed, adjectiveWords nearby quiz
quiver leg,
quiverful,
quixote,
quixotic,
quixotism,
quiz,
quiz kid,
quiz program,
quizmaster,
quizzical,
qum
Example sentences from the Web for quizzer
My quizzer has returned, peeped over my shoulder, and asked this question.
The Funny Side of Physic |A. D. Crabtre
British Dictionary definitions for quizzer
quiz
/ (kwɪz) /
noun plural quizzes
verb quizzes, quizzing or quizzed (tr)
Derived forms of quiz
quizzer, nounWord Origin for quiz
C18: of unknown origin