dopester

American

[dohp-ster] / ˈdoʊp stər /

noun

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

dopester British

/ ˈdəʊpstə /

noun

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

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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

Mr. Hurja, a prime political dopester in his own right, is Postmaster General Farley's second-in-command at Democratic National headquarters.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

Mutual friends brought Bill Bullitt to Woodrow Wilson during the War, when the President needed an inside dopester on what had been going on in Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

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