Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who plays games, especially a gambler.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A merry, frolicsome person.
- noun One who competes at athletic games.
- noun A swan-keeper.
- noun A prostitute.
- noun plural In billiards, contestants whose scores are exactly even.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A merry, frolicsome person.
- noun A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.
- noun obsolete A prostitute; a strumpet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun gaming A person who plays
games . - noun gaming, nonstandard A
gamer . - noun gambling A
gambler .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When Shakuni, the son of Subala, and the mighty Uluka, called the gamester's son, that hero at the head of his forces, have been slain, what can it be but destiny?
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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'Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsocial man, an unprofitable man.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Far more intense than the passion of the gamester was the frantic yet sublime desire that mastered the breast of Glyndon.
Zicci — Volume 02 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Far more intense than the passion of the gamester was the frantic yet sublime desire that mastered the breast of Glyndon.
Zanoni Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Far more intense than the passion of the gamester was the frantic yet sublime desire that mastered the breast of Glyndon.
Zicci — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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'Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsocial man, an unprofitable man.
Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767
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'Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsocial man, an unprofitable man.
Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood James Boswell 1767
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He also often used "gamester" to refer to a gambler or a chance-taker.
Shakespeare on Games 2008
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He also often used "gamester" to refer to a gambler or a chance-taker.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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I have often wondered why a man who indulged in this sport was called a gambler, as the term "gamester," used many years ago, seems decidedly more appropriate.
As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Marian Gouverneur
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