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horseplayer

American  
[hawrs-pley-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpleɪ ər /

noun

  1. a habitual bettor on horse races.


Etymology

Origin of horseplayer

First recorded in 1945–50; horse + player

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It does suggest, though, that voters lacking a depth of information – or the time to research it – are casting ballots like a horseplayer who quick-’caps the next race.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2020

But the climactic jackpot is so attractive that any sensible horseplayer has to play.

From Washington Post Apr. 3, 2013

Beychok becomes a horseplayer, pure and simple, and there is not a thing Runyonesque about him.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2013

Some of my greatest memories as a horseplayer have come when betting on Belmont favorites to lose.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2012

When Burma won in dependence from British rule in 1948, Ne Win became Commander in Chief of the army and a high-living horseplayer to boot, with a penchant for lavish parties on Rangoon's Inya Lake.

From Time Magazine Archive

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