bettor

noun

bet·​tor ˈbe-tər How to pronounce bettor (audio)
variants or better
: one that bets

Examples of bettor in a Sentence

Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend. bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race
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Value Bets to Look at Beyond the top-tier favorites, savvy bettors should keep an eye on McCarty (+2500). Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Who’s going to cover the living expenses of families ruined by problem bettors? Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025 That should be a very tempting target for bettors this week, because the 23XI Racing cars seemingly had the same speed as the JGR cars. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bettor

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bettor was in 1616

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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bettor. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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bettor

noun
bet·​tor
variants or better
: one that bets

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