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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•bit /ˈgæmbɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Chessan opening in chess in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- any action or maneuver by which one seeks an advantage;
ploy:an opening gambit in negotiations. - a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•bit (gam′bit),USA pronunciation n. - Chessan opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage.
- a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
- Spanish gambito or Italian gambetto (akin to Old French gambet, jambet), equivalent. to gamb(a) leg + -etta -et
- French
- 1650–60
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ploy, stratagem, scheme, ruse.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gambit /ˈɡæmbɪt/ n - an opening move in which a chessman, usually a pawn, is sacrificed to secure an advantageous position
- an opening comment, manoeuvre, etc, intended to secure an advantage or promote a point of view
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Italian gambetto a tripping up, from gamba leg |