Thesaurus results for BETTOR

bettor

noun

ˈbe-tər

variants or better

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 The revelation is part of an early picture starting to emerge of a tangled web of bookies, bettors and alleged, if ineffective, enforcers. —

Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 They were listed with odds of -210 on Saturday night, meaning bettors would to wager $210 to win $100. —

Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Laster allegedly shared the information with several bettors, who bet $258,700 that Rozier would not reach his statistical averages. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 The fraudulent wagers resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in profits for bettors, prosecutors said. —

Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bettor

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gambler

Noun

Two gamblers at Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Sacramento won back-to-back jackpots of more than $200,000 apiece, casino officials reported.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
As recently as two weeks ago, federal prosecutors alleged in an unsealed indictment that Terry Rozier, one of the players caught in that probe, accepted $100,000 to leave a game with a foot injury so that a group of gamblers could cash in on a hefty profit.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 June 2026