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dopester

American  
[dohp-ster] / ˈdoʊp stər /

noun

  1. a person who undertakes to predict the outcome of elections, sports events, or other contests that hold the public interest.


dopester British  
/ ˈdəʊpstə /

noun

  1. slang a person who makes predictions, esp in sport or politics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dopester

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; dope + -ster

Example Sentences

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He had learned the lesson long ago when he gained entrée to the Washington press corps as an inside dopester to feed the inside dopesters.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2020

But few dopester epics have the goofy lilt of Denis Johnson's 1992 tapestry of short stories.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although Forrestal was mumchance, one sage Washington dopester said: "It's as sure as anything can be these days that Jimmy will take the job."

From Time Magazine Archive

At Hyde Park Emil Hurja, the New Deal's No. i election dopester, worked out with Nominee Roosevelt a 5,000-mile campaign trip to cover as many doubtful states as possible.

From Time Magazine Archive

Briggs, once a newspaperman, later a political "dopester" for a handful of Minnesota business firms, handled the northern midwest area of the Gannett campaign under Sparks.

From Time Magazine Archive

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