gamester

[ geym-ster ]

noun

1. a gambler.

gamester

/ ˈɡeɪmstə /

noun

1. a person who habitually plays games for money; gambler

Word History and Origins

Origin of gamester¹

First recorded in 1545–55; game ¹ + -ster

Example Sentences

The rally, which catapulted Gamester’s shares to as high as $483 from around $20 before they fell back to about $64, has drawn the attention of regulators, although Treasury Secretary Janet Yell said on Sunday it was too soon to say whether new policies or regulations were needed to deal with the volatility.

From Reuters

“And now, here to announce our winners, the man behind the new library, the master gamester himself—Mr. Luigi Lemoncello!”

From Literature

The Hunger Games —> He Hung Gamester: A narcissistic autocrat tries to punish athletes who don’t observe patriotic rituals to his liking.

From Washington Post

This celebration of Carroll as mathematical gamester and logic puzzler features delights such as selections from his 1885 volume of humorous maths problems, A Tangled Tale, and essays by the likes of mathematicians Martin Gardner, Francine Abeles and Warren Weaver, and literary scholar Gillian Beer.

From Nature

Yet for all the complexity and playfulness of this master gamester's body of work — from voting theory to his great creation, Alice, on her long, strange journeys towards identity and maturity — his underlying concerns were fairness, certainty and truth.

From Nature