gamester
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪmstər/
- Archaic
:
jugador
- Many consider her a professional gamester because she participates in high-stakes card games.
- female gamesters
Examples
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He became known as a skilled gamester after winning several local tournaments.
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Robinson attacks Foxite society, which included some of the most eminent figures (and notorious gamesters) of her day.
Academic text (2016) -
But you are a gentleman and a gamester, sir.
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Gideon is a dedicated gamester.
Fiction book (1991) -
And by these wonderful circumstances, Barry was once more free again and began his professional work as a gamester, resolving thenceforward and forever to live the life of a gentleman.
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For when lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.
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Such peculiarities led many to misjudge the dynast, considering him nothing but a shallow-minded gamester.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Gideon is a dedicated but woefully inept gamester who alternately loathes his mother and sponges from her.
Fiction book (1991) -
As a passionate gamester, he always looks forward to the annual gaming convention.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who takes part in a sport or game
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3.4
A person who risks money on games or races hoping to win more
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3.5
A person who regularly plays board or card games
A person who plays games for money, for example at a casino
A person who plays or enjoys sports
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gamester comes from game, meaning 'play' or 'a contest', plus the old ending -ster that names a person, as in spinster. So, a gamester is simply someone who plays games, often for fun or sometimes for money.