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handicapper definition

handi·cap·per (-kap′ər)

noun

  1. an official who assigns handicaps to contestants, as in a tournament
  2. ☆ a person, as a sports writer, who tries to predict the winners in horse races on the basis of past records, track conditions, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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