bettor

noun

ˈbe-tər How to pronounce bettor (audio)
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Definition of bettornext
as in gambler
one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event) bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race

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Recent Examples of bettor Live sports bettors enjoy bet365 for its fast line updates and deep international in-game coverage. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The sentencing comes at the start of the 2026-27 NCAA basketball season, when bettors will wager billions of dollars both legally and illegally on games nationwide. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 One of the new rules would effectively adopt guidelines that New Jersey already uses, requiring sportsbooks to follow specific thresholds to identify at-risk bettors. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026 And a Federal Reserve Bank of New York study found that credit card delinquencies among sports bettors under 40 jumped 26% after legalization. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bettor
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gambler
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  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Bettors would then wager against the players’ teams in those games, defrauding sportsbooks and other gamblers, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of gambler

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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettor. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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