gamester

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GA'MESTER, noun 1. A person addicted to gaming; one who is accustomed to play for money or other stake, at cards, dice, billiards and the like; a gambler; one skilled in games. It is as easy to be a scholar as a gamester 2. One engaged at play. 3. A merry, frolicsome person. [Not used.] 4. A prostitute. [Not in use.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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