n. [ Game + -ster. ]
When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Obs. ] See Mister, a trade. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. Bp. Hall. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month. ] A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or university which divides the year into two terms. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. trimestris of three months; tri- (see Tri-) + mensis month: cf. F. trimestre. ] A term or period of three months. [ 1913 Webster ]