griddler

English

Etymology 1

From griddle +‎ -er.

Noun

griddler (plural griddlers)

1. A pancake, especially a savory one.
   • 1955, Riccardo Bacchelli, Nothing New Under the Sun, page 302:

     On board they ate unleavened bread cooked on a hot stone or a griddler, pancakes of yellow flour set in hot cinders and all manner of chestnut cakes cooked between two red-hot stones – dishes strongly and highly spiced with garlic […]

   • 2010, Jack Moskovitz, Savage Highway, page 53:

     He wiped his plate with a griddler.

   • 2014, Cynthia Arsuaga, Mike Arsuaga, Top Dog:

     A deep Hispanic voice uttered the words I wanted to hear. “A griddler and coffee for you and a bear claw for me.·

Synonyms

• (pancake): flatcake, griddle cake

Etymology 2

Blend of grid +‎ riddler.

Noun

griddler (plural griddlers)

1. (games, puzzles) A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.
   • 2002, “How To Solve Griddlers”, in puzzle museum‎^[1]:

     If you have used the above techniques you will have made some inroads into solving a Griddler puzzle.

   • 2006, “Griddler of the Day”, in griddlers logic puzzles:

     (see title)

   • 2020, Just Puzzles, Griddler Puzzles For Beginners:

     (see title)

Synonyms

• (puzzle): hanjie, nonogram, picross

Translations

puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled — see nonogram

Etymology 3

Noun

griddler (plural griddlers)

1. Alternative form of gridler (“singing beggar”)
   • 1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars, page 95:

     You're a griddler, ain't you? There's a gal here now, a first-rate 'un. You two'd do well together.

   • 2013, Gipsy Petulengro, A Romany Life:

     You hardly ever hear a griddler sing a lively song.

   • 2021, Al-Jahiz, Avarice & The Avaricious:

     A griddler begs between the sunset and evening prayers and might sing if his voice is good.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary