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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

Example Sentences

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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

The action picks up with Irish reduced to collecting money for a local horseplayer and chancing upon small mysteries that happen to unravel lethal conspiracies hatched at the top levels of the police and government.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2013

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2013

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

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2012

As one horseplayer put it: "From now on it'll be lox and bagel* but without the cream cheese."

From Time Magazine Archive

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