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dopester

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dope·ster  (dpstr)
n.
One who analyzes and forecasts future events, as in sports or politics.

dopester [ˈdəʊpstə]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) US and Canadian slang a person who makes predictions, esp in sport or politics
Translations
dopester
n (esp US inf, also inside dopester) → (bestens informierter) Insider


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Many years later, after Bingay had moved to the rival Detroit Free Press as its city editor and gained a measure of renown as the pseudonymous "Iffy the Dopester," he recalled a game against Philadelphia when the young and unpredictable Cobb had reached into his bag of tricks to frustrate Connie Mack's Athletics.
But like the sorriest dopester, we cling to the tacit assumption that our line of credit is endless and that the bills will never come due.
Barking Heads Start with the Sunday morning barking heads, the high church that certifies each week what the political class is and ought to be talking about, issuing self-fulfilling prophecies for inside dopesters.
 
 
 
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