Definitions for handicapperˈhæn diˌkæp ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hand•i•cap•perˈhæn diˌkæp ər(n.)

  1. (n.)an official who assigns handicaps to contestants, as in a horse race or golf tournament. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.

    Category: Sport

Origin of handicapper:

1745–55

Princeton's WordNet

  1. odds-maker, handicapper(noun)

    someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)

Wiktionary

  1. handicapper(Noun)

    One who determines the conditions of a handicap.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Handicapper(noun)

    one who determines the conditions of a handicap


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