Definitions for gamester
ˈgeɪm stərgamester

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gamesternoun

   A person who plays games.

2. gamesternoun

   A gamer.

3. gamesternoun

   A gambler.

4. Etymology: Derived from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gamesternoun

   Etymology: from game.

   1. One who is vitiously addicted to play.

   Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book, and it is wonderful. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   A gamester, the greater master he is in his art, the worse man he is. Francis Bacon.

   Gamesters for whole patrimonies play;
   The steward brings the deeds, which must convey
   The whole estate. John Dryden, Juvenal, Sat. 1.

   Could we look into the mind of a common gamester, we should see it full of nothing but trumps and mattadores: her slumbers are haunted with kings, queens and knaves. Addison.

   All the superfluous whims relate,
   That fill a female gamester ’s pate;
   What agony of soul she feels
   To see a knave’s inverted heels. Jonathan Swift.

   2. One who is engaged at play.

   When lenity and cruelty play for kingdoms,
   The gentler gamester is the soonest winner. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

   A man may think, if he will, that two eyes see no more than one; or that a gamester seeth always more than a looker-on: but, when all is done, the help of good counsel is that which setteth business strait. Francis Bacon, Essay 28.

   3. A merry frolicksome person.

   You’re a merry gamester,
   My lord Sands. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   4. A prostitute.

   She’s impudent, my lord,
   And was a common gamester to the camp. William Shakespeare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gamesternoun

   a merry, frolicsome person

2. Gamesternoun

   a person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games

3. Gamesternoun

   a prostitute; a strumpet

4. Etymology: [Game + -ster.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GAMESTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gamester is ranked #151532 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gamester surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gamester.
   
   97.2% or 105 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for gamester »

1. meagrest

How to pronounce gamester?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gamester in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gamester in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of gamester in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare, Henry V:

   When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.

2. The Dhammapada:

   The faults of others are easily perceived, but those of oneself are difficult to perceive; a man winnows his neighbour?s faults like chaff, but his own fault he hides as a cheat hides the false dice from the gamester.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gamester
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gamester
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamester
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html