/han"dee kap'euhr/ , n.
1. Horse Racing.
a. a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race.
b. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.
2. a person who determines the handicaps that will be placed on competitors.
[ 1745-55; HANDICAP + -ER 1 ]