Definition
A person who predicts or calculates odds in gambling, especially horse racing; or someone who assigns handicaps to make a competition fair.
Etymology
From 'handicap' (a term from 17th-century gaming involving drawing hands from a cap of forfeits) plus the agent suffix '-er.' The word evolved from the literal act of drawing from a cap to describing anyone who applies betting odds or adjusts competition conditions.
Kelly Says
Professional handicappers who predict horse racing odds use complex mathematical models analyzing hundreds of variables—and the best ones are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars per year because even a 1-2% edge in prediction accuracy produces enormous profits when spread across thousands of races.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُراهن
moo-ra-han
CACatalà
apustador
ah-poo-stah-dor
CSČeština
sázkař
saz-ka-rz
DADansk
oddsmaker
ods-ma-ker
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκοπεύων
ka-ta-sko-pe-oo-on
ESEspañol
apuestador
ah-poo-es-tah-dor
FAفارسی
شرط بندی
shar-t ban-dee
FISuomi
veikkaaja
veh-kka-a-ja
FRFrançais
parieur
pa-ree-ur
HAHA
mutum mai lafiya
moo-tum mai la-fee-yah
HEעברית
מקצוען
ma-ka-ts-ee-an
HUMagyar
fogadási
foh-gah-da-shee
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjudi
pen-joo-dee
ITItaliano
appositore
ah-po-zee-toh-reh
KO한국어
경마 배팅 전문가
gyeong-ma bae-ting jeon-mun-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
pelopor
peh-loh-por
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
wedderaar
veh-der-aar
NONorsk
oddsmaker
ods-ma-ker
PLPolski
stawiający
stah-vee-ah-sh-chee
PTPortuguês
apuestador
ah-poo-es-tah-dor
RORomână
apucător
ah-poo-kah-tor
RUРусский
букмекер
buk-me-ker
SVSvenska
oddsmakare
odds-ma-ka-reh
SWKiswahili
mchezaji
m-che-za-ji
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిష్ట
pra-ti-shta
THไทย
คนทำนาย
kon tham-na-y
TLTL
taga-taya
ta-ga-ta-ya
TRTürkçe
bahisçi
bah-ish-chee
UKУкраїнська
букмекер
buk-me-ker
VITiếng Việt
người đặt cược
ngoi dat-cuoc
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ńlá
oh-kan tee oh n-la
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqeshwe
oh-moon-too oh-keh-keh-shweh