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Gambist vs Gambit - What's the difference?

gambist | gambit |

As nouns the difference between gambist and gambit

is that gambist is someone who plays the gamba while gambit is gambit, a form of opening a chess game.

gambist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who plays the gamba

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    gambit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
    • Her clever opening gambit gave her an advantage.
  • Any ploy or stratagem.
    • Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit .
  • A remark intended to open a conversation.