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Meaning of "one-armed bandit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ONE-ARMED BANDIT

one-armed bandit play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONE-ARMED BANDIT

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One-Armed bandit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ONE-ARMED BANDIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

one-armed bandit

Slot machine

A slot machine, informally fruit machine, the slots, poker machine or simply slot, is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed. Slot machines are also known as one-armed bandits because they were originally operated by a lever on the side of the machine instead of a button on the front panel, and because of their ability to leave the gamer penniless. Many modern machines still have a legacy lever in addition to the button. Slot machines include a currency detector that validates the money inserted to play. The machine pays off based on patterns of symbols visible on the front of the machine when it stops. Modern computer technology has resulted in many variations on the slot machine concept. Slot machines are the most popular gambling method in casinos and constitute about 70 percent of the average US casino's income.

Definition of one-armed bandit in the English dictionary

The definition of one-armed bandit in the dictionary is a fruit machine operated by pulling down a lever at one side.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONE-ARMED BANDIT

one-act play
one-acter
one-arm bandit
one-armed
one-day
one-dimensional
one-down
one-eyed
one-eyed trouser snake
one-handed
one-hit wonder
one-horse
one-horse race
one-horse town
one-hundred share index
one-legged
one-line
one-liner
one-man
one-man band

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONE-ARMED BANDIT

adit
audit
bail bandit
bandit
Chindit
consumer credit
copy-edit
credit
discredit
dit
documentary letter of credit
edit
internal audit
line of credit
on credit
on dit
one-arm bandit
pandit
pundit
tax credit

Synonyms and antonyms of one-armed bandit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «one-armed bandit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONE-ARMED BANDIT

Find out the translation of one-armed bandit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of one-armed bandit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «one-armed bandit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

独臂强盗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manco bandido
570 millions of speakers

English

one-armed bandit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक हथियारबंद डाकू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطاع الطرق المسلحين واحدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

однорукий бандит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

um bandido armado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক সশস্ত্র ডাকাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

manchot bandit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Satu penjahat bersenjata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einarmiger Bandit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

片腕の盗賊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한 - 무장 산적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bandit siji-bersenjata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tên cướp một tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு ஆயுத கொள்ளையன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक-सशस्त्र दल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tek silahlı eşkıya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

one-armed bandit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednoręki bandyta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

однорукий бандит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu un singur braț bandit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονόχειρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

een - gewapende rower
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

en enarmad bandit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enarmede banditt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of one-armed bandit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE-ARMED BANDIT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE-ARMED BANDIT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONE-ARMED BANDIT»

Discover the use of one-armed bandit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to one-armed bandit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One-Armed Bandit
Western. One armed, ex-confederate soldier Luke Starr rattles a crooked lawman, a Yankee and Mexicans.
Russ Kidd, 1991
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Mark X: The Killing of Angus Sibbet, the One Armed Bandit Murder
On the 5th of January 1967, at 5.15am a collier heading home from his shift at South Hetton Colliery, County Durham, discovered the body of a man slumped in the back of a Mark X Jaguar.
Steven Lytton, 2012
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Longarm 380: Longarm and the One-Armed Bandit
LONGARM is asked to lend a hand. While undercover trying to bust up a smuggling ring, Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long is befriended by a one-armed man who wants his help robbing a bank south of the border.
Tabor Evans, 2010
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Mark X. The Killing of Angus Sibbet, The One-Armed-Bandit ...
Steven Lytton. It is easy to dismiss the case as something of the distant past, but if you do believe that there was a miscarriage of justice, just stop and think for a moment, let it actually sink in. These are two men who for many years had their ...
Steven Lytton
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Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction
This is the original form of the n-armed bandit problem, so named by analogy to a slot machine, or "one-armed bandit," except that it has n levers instead of one. Each action selection is like a play of one of the slot machine's levers, and the ...
Richard S. Sutton, Andrew G. Barto, 1998
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Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History and ...
Colonialism had only one hand – it was a one-armed-bandit. What did colonial governments do in the interest of Africans? Supposedly, they built railroads, schools, hospitals, and the like. The sum total of these services was amazingly small.
Roy Richard Grinker, Stephen C. Lubkemann, Christopher B. Steiner, 2010
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The Skit Book: 101 Skits from Kids
CAST: "One-armed bandit" slot machine, any number of players. The "one-armed bandit" player might wear a paper box or paper bag costume with dials and lights drawn on. The machine should stand with one arm bent at the elbow, the hand ...
‎2006
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One-Armed Bandit
Detectives Steve Garneau and Terry Bolton follow the clues they hope will answer their questions and lead them to the identity of the killer dubbed the One-Armed Bandit.
Dennis Griffin, 2003
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Methods and Applications of Statistics in the Life and ...
The so-called one-armed bandit is formulated differently. There is a single process with unknown characteristics, and the decisionmaker has the option of stopping observation on the process at any time. Having this option makes the problem ...
N. Balakrishnan, 2010
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Machine Learning: ECML 2005: 16th European Conference on ...
A multi-armed bandit, also called K-armed bandit, is similar to a traditional slot machine (one-armed bandit) but in general has more than one lever. When pulled, each lever provides a reward drawn from a distribution associated to that  ...
João Gama, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONE-ARMED BANDIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term one-armed bandit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thumbly: Single-handedly creating a custom keyboard for your phone
Are you a one-armed bandit on your phone? For those who still type mostly with one thumb, there's a keyboard out there for you — Thumbly. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
After 50th, rodeo future remains in question
#The association scrambled to get acts and were able to secure Amanda Payne and the One-Armed Bandit along with Donnie Landis, the ... «Dalles Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Local race car driver doesn't let having one arm slow him down
... for the occasional teasing he accepts good-naturedly. Indeed, his track nickname is “the One-Armed Bandit,” a moniker Borreson embraces. «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
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Las Vegas moving toward arcade-style video gaming
“It's certainly not your father's one-armed bandit anymore,” said Marcus Prater, executive director of the Association of Gaming Equipment ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
5
A long honeymoon and a cheating one-armed bandit
MARIA MOSELEY, the daughter of the Reverend Richard Anderson of Bedale, arrived home with her new husband, Walter, at Buildwas Park in ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»
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Letter: Trump's stunts fed by celebrity-obsessed media
Re “Trump, the one-armed bandit of U.S. politics,” June 17 column: Why do we Americans have such an obsession with celebrities? Why do the ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
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If they're yummy mummies can I be a yummy grummy?
I turn my eyes upward and the world starts rotating like a one-armed bandit in an amusement arcade. After a few moments of spinning images, ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
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No age limits on glamour
They turn you into a one-armed bandit. I know I'd drop it immediately and get in a big kerfuffle. Ms Jenner is clearly a natural, she looks ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Las Vegas casinos move toward arcade-style video gambling
“It's certainly not your father's one-armed bandit anymore,” said Marcus Prater, executive director of the Association of Gaming Equipment ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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Winner takes all at Casino Chanel
It came complete with blackjack and roulette tables, croupiers, and a suitably double-C reinvention of the one-armed bandit. First down the ... «The Times, Jul 15»

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