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chalk eaters

chalk eaters is the plural of chalk eater.

Meaning of chalk eater

Noun

chalk eater (plural chalk eaters)

  1. (slang) 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
    Synonyms:
    chalk player

Questions about chalk eaters

What is chalk eaters the plural of?
Chalk eaters is the plural of chalk eater.

Words near chalk eaters in the dictionary

  1. chalk bass
  2. chalk box
  3. chalk boxes
  4. chalk down
  5. chalk eater
  6. chalk eaters
  7. Chalk Farm
  8. chalk fish
  9. chalk for cheese
  10. chalk full
  11. chalk it down

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