gamester

[ geym-ster ]

/ ˈgeɪm stər /

a gambler.

Origin of gamester

First recorded in 1545–55; game¹ + -ster

This was Madame Malibran, under the effect of my father's performance of the Gamester, which she had just witnessed.

Records of a Girlhood |Frances Ann Kemble
You are a gamester, or rather, you have it in your disposition.

Japhet in Search of a Father |Frederick Marryat
The worst and most dangerous companion upon earth is a gamester.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851 |Various
Booth was then satisfied that Mr. Robinson, whom he did not yet know by name, was the gamester who had won his money at play.

Amelia |Henry Fielding

Will the prophets say, 'Come here, gamester, and teach us the long odds?'

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 |Various

gamester

/ (ˈɡeɪmstə) /

a person who habitually plays games for money; gambler