Dictionary entry

Gamester

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Game″ster (?), n. [Game + -ster.] 1. A merry, frolicsome person. 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. Shak.