Meaning of "gamester" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GAMESTER

gamester  [ˈɡeɪmstə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMESTER

Gamester is a noun.

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WHAT DOES GAMESTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Gamester

The Gamester is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy of manners written by James Shirley, premiered in 1633 and first published in 1637. The play is noteworthy for its realistic and detailed picture of gambling in its era. The play was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 11 November 1633. In his office record book, Herbert noted that on 6 February 1634, "The Gamester was acted at Court, made by Sherley, out of a plot of the king's, given him by me; and well liked. The king said it was the best play he had seen for seven years." Apart from the king's suggestion, Shirley's source for the plot of his play is the Ducento novelle of Celio Malespini. The play was performed by Queen Henrietta's Men, both at Court and at the regular theatre, the Cockpit in Drury Lane. The 1637 quarto was printed by John Norton for the booksellers Andrew Crooke and William Cooke. Shirley's play was a popular success in its own era, and in the next century was adapted by Charles Johnson into The Wife's Relief. Later adaptations followed, by David Garrick, and J. Poole.

Definition of gamester in the English dictionary

The definition of gamester in the dictionary is a person who habitually plays games for money; gambler.

TRANSLATION OF GAMESTER

Find out the translation of gamester to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gamester from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gamester» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 赌棍
• Translator English - Spanish: gamester
• English: gamester
• Translator English - Hindi: GAMESTER
• Translator English - Arabic: المقامر
• Translator English - Russian: картежник
• Translator English - Portuguese: gamester
• Translator English - Bengali: জুয়াড়ি
• Translator English - French: joueur
• Translator English - Malay: Gamester
• Translator English - German: Gamester
• Translator English - Japanese: gamester
• Translator English - Korean: gamester
• Translator English - Javanese: Gamester
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người cờ bạc
• Translator English - Tamil: சூதாடி
• Translator English - Marathi: गेमर
• Translator English - Turkish: kumarbaz
• Translator English - Italian: giocatore d´azzardo
• Translator English - Polish: hazardzistą
• Translator English - Ukrainian: картяр
• Translator English - Romanian: escroc
• Translator English - Greek: χαρτοπαίκτης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dobbe laar
• Translator English - Swedish: gamester
• Translator English - Norwegian: gamester

2 QUOTES WITH «GAMESTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gamester.

1

Francis Quarles

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.

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Bernard Joseph Saurin

Nothing is sacred to a gamester.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMESTER»

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Gamester

John Law had a remarkable career ahead of him.

Rafael Sabatini, 2008

The Compleat Gamester: Or, Instructions how to Play at All ...

Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English ...

Charles Cotton, 2010

The Foundling: A Comedy ; And, The Gamester : a Tragedy

Finally available to modern scholars, this book is the first critical edition of these two plays by Edward Moore.

Edward Moore, Anthony Amberg, 1996

Gamester's Lady

Resisting her family's pressure to wed unrepentant gambler Charles Hastings, beautiful Miranda Troy remains faithful to her passion for landscape gardening, until Charles's tricky advances become less easy to avoid. Original.

Barbara Sherrod, 1994

The Gamester: A Tragedy

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Edward Moore, 2011

The Gamester

When her brother loses everything, even the family home, to an infamous gambler, Zelda must play the hand of her life to win back her family's honor.

Elizabeth Chater, 2004

My Lady Gamester

Richard Stanton, the Earl of Stoke, meets his match in Miss Atalanta James, a bold beauty with a penchant for risky bets with notorious cardsharks, who, driven by revenge and the need to provide for her family, has a hidden agenda.

Cara King, 2005

The Gamester

Murillo's enjoyably hyper-theatrical play concerns the infinite latent possibilities within us, and the disturbing way in which our alienating and atomizing world encourages the furtive pursuit of one's kinkiest desires.

Freyda Thomas, 2006

The Gamester Wars

In a trio of novels--The Alexandrian Ring, The Assassin Gambit, and The Napoleon Wager--the greatest warriors of the past take part in a virtual reality wargame that turns dangerously real. Reprint.

William R. Forstchen, 1995

From Gangsta' to Gamester: An Entertainment-education ...

Since the 1980s, there has been a steady increase in gang activities in communities across the nation and gang prevention programs have been created and implemented as a reaction to this growing social problem.

Michele R. King, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMESTER»

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Campbell, MacKay chasing Currie heading into final round at …

Steven Gamester is second at 142 while Darren Martell is third at 144. Marty Keoughan and Chick Lenahan led the senior men's division with a ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Jul 15»

Deirdre Barlow killed off on Coronation Street, official Princess …

Becky Gamester. By Becky Gamester. Last updated: 11 July 2015, 09:27 BST. Print this story. Ads by Google. This week has been a tearjerker for millions of ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Deirdre Barlow killed off Coronation Street, official Princess …

By Becky Gamester. Last updated: 10 July 2015, 14:51 BST. Print this story. Ads by Google. This week has been a tearjerker for millions of Coronation Street ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Which of my devices is using the most broadband data? – BT …

By Becky Gamester. Last updated: 08 July 2015, 16:42 BST. Print this story. Ads by Google. Did you know that you can get answers about your BT products from ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

From the History Room @ The Pekin Public Library: The cry of …

The successful gamester pushes his good fortune, till it is overtaken by a reverse. The losing gamester, in hopes of retrieving past misfortunes, ... «Pekin Daily Times, Jul 15»

Women's World Cup 2015: BT Tower displays message to England …

By Becky Gamester. Last updated: 01 July 2015, 16:19 BST. Print this story. Ads by Google. The England women's football team have received a special good ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Matinee racing season underway

Race 1 – 1. JK Crusher (Brady Sweet, the 12 year-old's first ever matinee drive), 2. Royal Val (Heather Gamester), 3. Love Thing (Paul Hagen) ... «Journal Pioneer, Jun 15»

Science Museum's Information Age gallery named as finalist in …

By Becky Gamester. Last updated: 24 June 2015, 10:00 BST. Print this story. Ads by Google. The Science Museum's Information Age gallery – which was ... «BT.com, Jun 15»

What 'Sinful Sally' can teach us about vice in the 18th century

... who wrote the colourfully titled, "The gamester: to which is added, The story of sinful Sally, told by herself," a tale that, according to Steinberg, ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»

Citizens lash out at Police Commission

Robert Snover, of T J Gamester Ave., said he finds it "incomprehensible that so little has been done for so long." Snover said he was pleased to ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jun 15»