a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gladness of the gamesome crowd. Byron.
-- Game"some*ly, adv. -- Game"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Game + -ster. ] 1. A merry, frolicsome person. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games. [ 1913 Webster ]
When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A prostitute; a strumpet. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]