What is one who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. [Cant] called?
plunger — One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. [Cant]. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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