one-armed bandit
A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to…A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
Meaning
2 sensesA gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
einarmiger Bandit
однору́кий банди́тodnorúkij bandít
Synonym of penny-in-the-slot machine.
a slot machine that is used for gambling
Translations
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Origin
From one-armed (“having only one arm”) + bandit (“one who robs others in a lawless area, eFrom one-armed (“having only one arm”) + bandit (“one who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group; one who cheats others”), referring to the fact that the machine is operated by a single handle, and “steals” money from losing players.
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Forms
plural: one-armed banditsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a slot machine that is used for gambling:slot
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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