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Meaning of chalk player | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of chalk eater (“one who bets on racehorses that are favourites to win”).

slang

Examples

“Chalk players can make money if the favorites come in as expected, but since there are so many upsets in horse racing, it is risky to always play the favorites.”

“2013, Editors of TIME Magazine, Inside the Red Border Yet, the chalk players have such confidence in Secretariat that a $2 bet will likely fetch no more than $2.10 or $2.20 if he wins at Belmont.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

chalk stream chalk talk chalk up to chalk-eating weasel chalkbelt chalkboard