chalk eater
chalk eater noun: one who bets on racehorses that are favourites to win.
Noun
chalk eater (plural chalk eaters)
- One who bets on racehorses that are favourites to win.
- At six major race tracks across the nation, chalk-eaters (form players) were choking last weekend over a straight flush of longshots.1949, Time, volume 54, page 36
- Of horse players and the ragged army of grifters, touts and downright swindlers who attach themselves to the noble sport of kings there is no end of stories. Get a few of the chalk eaters and long shot hounds together during a lull in the day's occupation—picking the next day's card of winners—and...1953, Mac Davis, Say it Ain't So!, page 149
- Synonyms:
- chalk player
Synonyms of chalk eater
Forms of chalk eater
| plural | chalk eaters |
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Origin of chalk eater
From the betting odds being written in chalk.
Questions about chalk eater
- What does chalk eater mean?
- Chalk eater means one who bets on racehorses that are favourites to win.
- What part of speech is chalk eater?
- Chalk eater is a noun.
- What is the plural of chalk eater?
- The plural of chalk eater is chalk eaters.
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