handicapper: Meaning and Definition of

hand•i•cap•per

Pronunciation: (han'dē-kap"ur), [key]
— n.
    1. a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race.
    2. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.
  1. a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors.
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