handicapper

[ han-dee-kap-er ]

/ ˈhæn diˌkæp ər /

noun

Horse Racing.

a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race.
a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.

a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors.

Origin of handicapper

First recorded in 1745–55; handicap + -er¹

Words nearby handicapper

handhold, handholding, hand horn, handicap, handicapped, handicapper, handicap register, handicraft, handicraftsman, Handies Peak, handily

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Example sentences from the Web for handicapper

According to Charlie Cook, the Capitol Hill handicapper, nine Senate races now qualify as "tossups."
Senator Jon Tester: The Democrats' Last Best Hope|Andrew Romano|May 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps Diablo had been stuck in the Brooklyn simply to see how the handicapper would rate him.
Thoroughbreds|W. A. Fraser
If he has one it is because the handicapper has been careless.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan
The post-master, assisted by experts in the Post Office service, to be the handicapper.
The Bristol Royal Mail|R. C. Tombs

Before him raced a vision of Ben Connor, king of the racetracks of the world, with horses no handicapper could measure.
The Garden of Eden|Max Brand
In this way the handicapper is deceived as to their true qualities, and is induced to weight them advantageously for the Omnium.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for handicapper

handicapper

/ (ˈhændɪˌkæpə) /

noun

an official appointed to assign handicaps to competitors in such sports as golf and horse racing

a newspaper columnist employed to estimate the chances that horses have of winning races

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	handicapper
释义	handicapper [ han-dee-kap-er ] / ˈhæn diˌkæp ər / noun Horse Racing. a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races. a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors. Origin of handicapper First recorded in 1745–55; handicap + -er¹ Words nearby handicapper handhold, handholding, hand horn, handicap, handicapped, handicapper, handicap register, handicraft, handicraftsman, Handies Peak, handily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for handicapper According to Charlie Cook, the Capitol Hill handicapper, nine Senate races now qualify as "tossups." Senator Jon Tester: The Democrats' Last Best Hope\|Andrew Romano\|May 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps Diablo had been stuck in the Brooklyn simply to see how the handicapper would rate him. Thoroughbreds\|W. A. Fraser If he has one it is because the handicapper has been careless. Fore!\|Charles Emmett Van Loan The post-master, assisted by experts in the Post Office service, to be the handicapper. The Bristol Royal Mail\|R. C. Tombs Before him raced a vision of Ben Connor, king of the racetracks of the world, with horses no handicapper could measure. The Garden of Eden\|Max Brand In this way the handicapper is deceived as to their true qualities, and is induced to weight them advantageously for the Omnium. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880\|Various British Dictionary definitions for handicapper handicapper / (ˈhændɪˌkæpə) / noun an official appointed to assign handicaps to competitors in such sports as golf and horse racing a newspaper columnist employed to estimate the chances that horses have of winning races Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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