handicapper

American  

[han-dee-kap-er] / ˈhæn diˌkæp ər /

noun

1. Horse Racing.

   1. a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race.

   2. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.

2. a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors.

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handicapper British  

/ ˈhændɪˌkæpə /

noun

1. an official appointed to assign handicaps to competitors in such sports as golf and horse racing

2. a newspaper columnist employed to estimate the chances that horses have of winning races

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Etymology

Origin of handicapper

First recorded in 1745–55; handicap + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Democratic desire to win in 2028 “is very, very strong,” said Charlie Cook, a campaign handicapper who has spent decades impartially analyzing state and national politics.

From Los Angeles Times

“He made performance ratings before there were published Beyer figures. He videotaped gate workouts in the mid-1980s. His overall knowledge of pace, pedigree and European form is unsurpassed. As a public handicapper, he’s the GOAT.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.”

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Non-prestigious television, unstudded with stars, may be as exciting and original as the Big Thing Emmy handicappers regard as a sure thing, even more so.

From Los Angeles Times

Harris enters election day presumed to capture 226 votes from Democratic-leaning states, according to the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper.

From Los Angeles Times