gamester
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gamester
Example Sentences
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Though bettors use his services, Mr. Annenberg is himself no gamester, places no wagers, owns no tracks, keeps no racehorses, and is wroth when publisher-rivals refer to him as "Moe Annenberg, the gambler."
From Time Magazine Archive
A gamester by profession, he exercised a soothing influence on other gamesters.
From Time Magazine Archive
For in esoteric circles gamester Geddes is acclaimed Manhattan's greatest.
From Time Magazine Archive
“And now, here to announce our winners, the man behind the new library, the master gamester himself—Mr. Luigi Lemoncello!”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Here the governor came to a pause, like a gamester at his last trump.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Weems, Mason Locke
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