noun
spieler
Spieler (noun) means (informal) A person who cheats others, especially in gambling.
noun
1
(informal) A person who cheats others, especially in gambling.
2
(informal) A place where people go to gamble.
3
A person who talks smoothly and persuasively, especially to sell something.
""Bosco! He eats 'em alive! Eats 'em alive!" Brissenden exclaimed, imitating the spieler of a locally famous snake-eater."
— , Jack London (1908)
"Two thousand men, women and children turned out for this giant excursion and danced and drank the day away while professional spielers extolled the virtues of the new metropolis and inveigled the unwary into investment."
— Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History (1961)
4
A person who presents programmes on the radio or on television.
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Etymology
Either taken from German Spieler ("player, gambler") or formed from spiel.
Rhymes for spieler
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What is the meaning of spieler?
"spieler" (noun) means (informal) A person who cheats others, especially in gambling.
What are the different meanings of spieler?
"spieler" has 3 main meanings: 1. (informal) A person who cheats others, especially in gambling; 2. (informal) A place where people go to gamble; 3. A person who talks smoothly and persuasively, especially to sell something.
