turfman

[ turf-muh n ]

/ ˈtɜrf mən /

a person who is extremely devoted to horse racing.

Origin of turfman

First recorded in 1810–20; turf + -man

Fear never would have given the turfman the entre to the Desha home; only friendship.

Garrison's Finish |W. B. M. Ferguson
It was a month, dating from the memorable meeting with the turfman, before Garrison was able to leave the hospital.

Garrison's Finish |W. B. M. Ferguson
He nodded up the aisle where the turfman was entertaining the major and his wife.

Garrison's Finish |W. B. M. Ferguson
There, a man's horse is his life; to the turfman it is his fortune—one and the same.

Garrison's Finish |W. B. M. Ferguson

He is a turfman, with carefully brushed side-whiskers dyed coal-black, and hawk-like eyes.

Trapped in 'Black Russia' |Ruth Pierce

turfman

/ (ˈtɜːfmən) /

mainly US a person devoted to horse racing Also called: turfite (ˈtɜːfaɪt)