gamester
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gamester
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
Where is the successful gamester who does not “back his luck,” when once it has declared itself, and bow before the storms of fortune when they in turn have set in?
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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