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draw poker

draw poker

1 4.2
A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand
  • noun
  • /drɔː ˈpoʊkər/
translation icon : póker de descarte
  • His cheer was so genuine that I accepted, not knowing that a night on the town meant sitting in on a longstanding game of draw poker in a Road King motel room.

Examples

  • We played stud poker, draw poker, brag, and blackjack.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • If you're looking to improve your card skills, you should try draw poker with friends.

  • I lost 8 bucks to him at draw poker last night.

    Payne & Redemption (2022)

  • Draw poker on the weekends.

    Lone Star (1996)

  • How about a game of draw poker, Tex?

    Bigfoot (2006)

  • Last weekend, we played a few hands of draw poker at my friend's house.

  • After dinner, we decided to unwind with a round of draw poker in the living room.

Synonyms

poker
vsdraw poker
396 3.0

A card game where players bet on who has the best hand

is narrower, focusing on discarding and replacing cards to improve a hand
draw
vsdraw poker
13 6.9

A form of poker where players exchange unwanted cards

has identical meaning but is a fuller, more formal name

Antonyms

straight poker
  • Jargon
1 5.8

A poker game where each player gets five face down cards and cannot take any new ones

Surface Forms

draw poker singular
draw pokers plural

Morphology

draw + poker

The meaning 'a form of poker in which players discard and receive replacement cards' is directly derivable from combining 'draw' (to take/receive cards) with 'poker' (the card game). This compositional naming of a game variant follows transparent English patterns and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Draw poker is named after the main action in the game: players draw new cards after they 'discard' others. That's why the name means a type of poker where you can change cards to try to 'improve' your hand.