Archaic term for a gambler, no longer in modern use. Found in historical texts.
In Edo-period documents, the word 此れ者 is used to refer to a gambler.
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is obsolete.
Variant archaic spelling.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling 此れ者 literally means 'this person' but was used idiomatically to mean 'gambler' in historical Japanese.