handicapper
Americannoun
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Horse Racing.
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a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race.
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a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.
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a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors.
noun
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an official appointed to assign handicaps to competitors in such sports as golf and horse racing
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a newspaper columnist employed to estimate the chances that horses have of winning races
Etymology
Origin of handicapper
Example Sentences
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Andy Beyer, the legendary Washington Post handicapper and namesake to Beyer speed figures, called Siegel the “World’s Greatest Handicapper” in his 1993 book “Beyer on Speed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025
Charlie Cook, who has spent decades as a nonpartisan political handicapper, said he would view Harris “as a serious contender, but no more so than a handful of other people would be.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
Murray is believed to be a single handicapper and, fuelled by his extraordinary will to win, has talked about getting down to scratch.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024
Been given a chance by the handicapper, carrying 6lb less this time.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023
He stormed around the office and shouted about the irresponsibility of the handicapper.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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