serendipper

[ser-uhn-dip-i-tee]

noun

an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.

Origin:
1754; Serendip + -ity; Horace Walpole so named a faculty possessed by the heroes of a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip

Related forms

ser·en·dip·it·er, ser·en·dip·i·tist, ser·en·dip·per, noun

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Serendipper is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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