Definitions

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  • noun One who plays card games.

Etymologies

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card +‎ player

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Examples

  • Captain Stapler, who was no cardplayer, looked on and replenished the long glasses of

    A GOBOTO NIGHT 2010

  • Sylvia spreads all her cards out in that winning way that makes me admit I am not much of a cardplayer.

    Milo Alan Silberberg 2010

  • Sylvia spreads all her cards out in that winning way that makes me admit I am not much of a cardplayer.

    Milo Alan Silberberg 2010

  • Big Man walked out of the Badlands Saloon, cool as a cardplayer.

    The Dadlands Saloon Jonathan Twingley 2009

  • Big Man walked out of the Badlands Saloon, cool as a cardplayer.

    The Dadlands Saloon Jonathan Twingley 2009

  • A friend describes Obama as being a “calculating” cardplayer, avoiding long-shot draws and patiently waiting for strong starting hands.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Bruce Schauble 2008

  • A friend describes Obama as being a “calculating” cardplayer, avoiding long-shot draws and patiently waiting for strong starting hands.

    Quote of the Day (100x27) Bruce Schauble 2008

  • And Dean told Carlo of unknown people in the West like Tommy Snark, the clubfooted poolhall rotation shark and cardplayer and queer saint.

    'On the Road' 2007

  • Finally a nice clear summary of the situation, cutting through the sensationalism and media hype : Legal Landscape of Online Gaming Has Not Changed cardplayer.

    Obviously destined for greatness 2006

  • I use that word the way the old Texans do: as the highest compliment I can give a cardplayer.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

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