crapshooter

crap·shoot·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krap-shoo-ter]
- /ˈkræpˌʃu tər/
- /krˈapʃuːtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krap-shoo-ter]
- /ˈkræpˌʃu tər/

Definitions of crapshooter word

noun crapshooter a person who plays the game of craps 3
noun crapshooter a gambler at craps 3
noun crapshooter a person who plays craps. 1
noun crapshooter Informal. a person inclined to take gambles or risks. 1

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Origin of crapshooter

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1890-95; crap2 + shooter

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Parts of speech for Crapshooter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crapshooter

crapshooter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for crapshooter

noun crapshooter

bettor — a person who bets
backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
player — Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
bookmaker — A bookmaker is a person whose job is to take your money when you bet and to pay you money if you win.

All 13 Synonyms of crapshooter