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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)
Familiarity information: HANDICAPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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