crapshooter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crapshooter
Example Sentences
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Shipped to the Pacific before finishing Harvard, he came out of the war a radioman third class and crapshooter first class.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fastest and most dangerous market ride is in "puts & calls," which is much like betting that a crapshooter does or doesn't make his point.
From Time Magazine Archive
Loesser was as single-minded about his work as any compulsive crapshooter.
From Time Magazine Archive
An inveterate crapshooter, he may have gambled unwisely with the SEC, but as a former test pilot, he apparently knew when to bail out.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was like a crapshooter when he keeps calling to the dice: "Come, seven—come on, come on!"
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
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