Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "handicapper" []

  • Sports & Games One who assigns handicaps. (noun)
  • Sports & Games One who predicts the winners in a horserace, especially one who publishes such predictions as a guide for bettors. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "handicapper" in a sentence
  • "This little habit of his'n spoils him 'cause he's too good, 'n' the best he gets from a handicapper is a hundred 'n' eighteen -- that kind of weight lets him out."
  • "This article will address a "handicapper" strategy in which a statistical analysis of the last 82 years of historical Animas River discharge curves will point to the most likely dates for high water."
  • "Colts owner Jim Irsay likens Polian's ability to pick "ones" to a veteran handicapper picking horses."