noun
professional gambler; gamester
Refers to a person who makes a living through gambling, often with a connotation of being a habitual or skilled gambler. Can carry a slightly old-fashioned or underworld nuance.
彼は若い頃、ばくち打ちとして生計を立てていた。
When he was young, he made a living as a professional gambler.
あの男はただのばくち打ちだ。
That man is nothing but a gamester.
Irregular okurigana usage; dropping the final ち is nonstandard.
Compound of ばくち (gambling) and 打ち (hitting, doing), literally 'one who engages in gambling'. The word ばくち itself is of uncertain origin, possibly from 博 (gambling) + 打ち (hitting), or from a gambling term.