Definition
A person who plays craps, the dice game; also used more broadly for someone who gambles or takes risky chances.
Etymology
Compound of craps (the dice game) and shooter (one who throws). Emerged in American English in the late 19th-20th century.
Kelly Says
Craps terminology is full of vivid slang—'crapshooter' sounds colorful but was historically a term for people in working-class gaming culture, reflecting how games marked social class.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የጨዋታ አንድ
ye-chew-a-ta an-dit
ARالعربية
مُلّيّ النرد
mu-lli-y an-na-rd
BNবাংলা
কুড়ি খেলোয়াড়
ku-ri khe-lo-ya-ar
CACatalà
jugador de daus
zhoo-ga-dor de daw
CSČeština
hrač s kostkami
hra-ch s kos-t-kami
DADansk
terningspiller
te-ring-spil-ler
DEDeutsch
Würfelspieler
vuer-fel-sh-pi-ler
ELΕλληνικά
παίκτης τζάκας
pa-ik-tis tza-kas
ESEspañol
jugador de dados
hway-dor de da-dos
FAفارسی
بازیکن شطرنج
ba-zi-ke-yan sha-tre-nzh
FISuomi
kolikkopeli
ko-li-kko-pe-li
FRFrançais
joueur de dés
zhoo-ar de day
GUGU
ગોળા રમતવીર
go-la ram-ta-ve-er
HEעברית
משחקן קלפים
mis-cha-ken kal-fim
HIहिन्दी
लूडियों का खिलाड़ी
lo-dee-on ka khi-la-dee
HUMagyar
kockadobáló
kok-ka-do-ba-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjudi dadu
pen-joo-di da-du
IGIG
onye na-agba
o-nye na-ag-ba
ITItaliano
giocatore di dadi
zhoo-ka-tore di da-di
JA日本語
サイコロのプレイヤー
sai-ko-ro no p-lei-ya
KKKK
жүргінші
zhyr-gi-n-shi
KO한국어
kości 던지기꾼
ko-si-deun-ji-gi-goon
MSBahasa Melayu
penggemar dadu
pen-ge-mar da-du
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စတုံးပြိုကျော်
kya-uk-sa-tu-ng-p-r-o-k-yaw
NLNederlands
dobbelsteenspeler
dob-bel-steen-speler
NONorsk
terningspiller
te-ring-spil-ler
PLPolski
gracz w kości
gra-ch v ko-sci
PTPortuguês
jogador de dados
zhoo-gar de da-dos
RORomână
jucător la zar
zhoo-ka-tor la zar
RUРусский
игрок в кости
ig-rok v kos-ti
SVSvenska
tärningsspelare
taer-niss-spe-la-re
SWKiswahili
mchezaji wa bahati
m-che-za-ji wa ba-ha-ti
TAதமிழ்
பட்டம் விளையாட்டு வீரர்
pat-tam vi-lai-ya-ttu ve-er-ar
TEతెలుగు
పాచి ప్లేయర్
pa-chi pla-yer
THไทย
ผู้เล่น kości
poo-lay ko-si
TLTL
manlalaro ng dados
man-la-la-ro ng da-dos
TRTürkçe
zar oyuncusu
zar o-y-an-cu-su
UKУкраїнська
гравець у кістки
gra-vec v ki-s-tyi
URاردو
ڈیڑی کھلاڑی
dee-ree kha-la-ree
VITiếng Việt
người chơi xúc xắc
ngoo-ee choy zsuc xac
ZH中文
掷骰子的人
zhì-dǎo-zi de rén
ZUZU
umshayeli wezintanga
oom-sha-ye-li we-zin-tan-ga