"angle shooter" meaning in All languages combined

See angle shooter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-angle shooter.ogg [Australia] Forms: angle shooters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} angle shooter (plural angle shooters)
  1. (slang, poker) A player who uses unfair tricks to gain advantage; one who angle-shoots. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-angle_shooter-en-noun-WtALrbPC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: card-games, poker

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Download JSON data for angle shooter meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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