Bester

adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fraudulent bookmaker. UK, archaic, slang

    "[…] "bouncers and besters," who cheat by laying wagers […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of best: more best childish, comparative, form-of, humorous, informal, nonstandard

    "But Awsum had given him his present in Evereverland and said he could wear it forever when he gave it to him, so it was the bestest present in the whole wide world, even bester than the best present his mum and dad ever gave him,"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
betteroptimaloutdounsurpassedall that and a bag of chipsant's pants

Example

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"[…] "bouncers and besters," who cheat by laying wagers […]"

Etymology

From best + -er.

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