handicapper
[ han-dee-kap-er ]
/ ˈhæn diˌkæp ər /
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noun
Horse Racing.
- a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race.
- a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.
a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors.
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handicapper
/ (ˈhændɪˌkæpə) /
noun
an official appointed to assign handicaps to competitors in such sports as golf and horse racing
a newspaper columnist employed to estimate the chances that horses have of winning races
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