Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gamester"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gamester \Game"ster\, n. [Game + -ster.]
1. A merry, frolicsome person. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play
for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.
When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the
gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. --Shak.
3. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] --Shak.
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