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HANDICAPPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does handicapper mean? 

HANDICAPPER (noun)
  The noun HANDICAPPER has 1 sense:

1. someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)play

  Familiarity information: HANDICAPPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HANDICAPPER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

handicapper; odds-maker

Hypernyms ("handicapper" is a kind of...):

gambler (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)

Derivation:

handicap (attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant)


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