crapshooter

[krap-shoo-ter]

crap·shoot·er

[krap-shoo-ter]
noun
1.
a person who plays craps.
2.
Informal. a person inclined to take gambles or risks.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; crap + shooter
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Crapshooter is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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crapshooter (ˈkræpˌʃuːtə)
 
n
(US) a person who plays the game of craps

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