handicapper

noun

hand·​i·​cap·​per ˈhan-di-ˌka-pər 

-dē-

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

Today, per the nonpartisan handicappers at the Cook Political Report, only 18 of 435 House districts are considered toss-ups. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Longtime handicapper Bruce Marshall cautioned against assuming France and Argentina would meet in the final. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

Pictured above, the hardworking AFP shooter Henry Nicholls produces yet another fine portrait in his shot of a young handicapper luxuriating in the Zenlike smoke-wreathed focus required to select just the perfect and perfectly-priced mounts to back in the next race. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

The fat tees and the iron covers — only high-handicappers use them. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for handicapper

• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• rapper
• sapper
• snapper
• tapper
• trapper