🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

contatore di carte

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon.taˈto.re di ˈkar.te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Card-Counter/ˈkɑrdˌkaʊn.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il contatore di carte ha vinto una grande somma al blackjack."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who keeps track of the cards that have been dealt in a card game, especially in blackjack, to gain an advantage.

    "The skilled card-counter managed to win consistently at the casino."
  2. 2

    A strategy or technique used in gambling to predict the likelihood of certain cards being dealt.

    "Using a card-counter strategy can significantly increase your chances of winning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'card-counter' is derived from the combination of 'card', which comes from the Latin 'cardis', meaning a piece of paper or a playing card, and 'counter', from the Latin 'computare', meaning to calculate or reckon. The phrase gained popularity in the context of gambling, particularly in blackjack, during the late 20th century as players sought to gain an advantage by tracking the ratio of high to low cards remaining in the deck.

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