handicapper

noun

hand·​i·​cap·​per ˈhan-di-ˌka-pər How to pronounce handicapper (audio)
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1
: a person who assigns handicaps
2
: a person who predicts the winners in a contest (such as a horse race)
3
: a person who competes with a (specified) handicap (as in golf)
usually used in combination
a 5-handicapper

Examples of handicapper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Actually, most election handicappers give Kennedy closer to a 100% chance of losing, but no matter. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 For instance, election handicappers give Republicans little chance of winning Senate races in light blue states like Maine, Minnesota and Virginia, which are much more politically competitive than Maryland overall. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024 Beyond deposit bonuses, there are regular reload bonuses for NFL handicappers, including great deals during the playoffs and Super Bowl. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 All four of those top runners had gone off with — so the globe's best handicappers thought — better chances at the pot of gold than the horse that beat them. Guy Martin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Staff Report, Orange County Register, 10 Feb. 2024 Also, political handicappers tended to overstate the advantage of Butler’s labor connections. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023 Danny Sheridan is a handicapper and sports analyst for USA Today. Danny Sheridan, al, 11 Feb. 2022 Establishment types, such as the election handicapper Charlie Cook and the Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, have, in recent days, called on Biden to step aside in hopes of Democrats turning to a stronger standard-bearer for the existential fight against Trump and Trumpism in 2024. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of handicapper was in 1751

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“Handicapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handicapper. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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