spieler
/ˈʃpiːlə
/ /ˈspiːlə /informal
noun
1A glib or voluble speaker.Stoppard's a superb teacher, but he's mainly a showman, a seducer, an intellectual spieler who doesn't dare lose his engaged audience for a moment....
- On June 1, 1937, the 26-year-old radio spieler strode into a $200-a-week contract at Warner Bros.
2Australian /NZ A gambler or swindler.
3A gambling club.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from German Spieler 'player' (see spiel).