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spieler

/ˈspiːlə/ UK

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From German Spieler (“player, gambler”) or from spiel.

noun spielers · shpieler · speiler

Australia, New Zealand, slang A swindler, a gambler. That a crowd of Sydney stealers, Jockeys, pugilists and spielers Brought some horses, real heelers, Came and put us through.
A gambling club.
A person who speaks fluently and glibly; a barker. "Bosco! He eats 'em alive! Eats 'em alive!" Brissenden exclaimed, imitating the spieler of a locally famous snake-eater.
Canada, US, informal A radio or television announcer.

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@misc{spieler_2026,
  title = {spieler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spieler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}