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
In the past, would-be bettors had to go to a casino or racetrack, or find a bookie.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
This means there are multiple entities competing to post odds—price competition that doesn’t exist on traditional sportsbooks and that can improve the odds retail bettors see.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
But a growing body of evidence reveals that the sports betting boom leads to financial strain for bettors.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The craze reached its apex in 1916, when Wall Street bettors wagered $10m (about $300m today) on the contest between President Woodrow Wilson and Charles Hughes — who, as governor of New York, had signed an anti-gambling law trying to ban the practice.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
This means there are multiple entities competing to post odds—price competition that doesn’t exist on traditional sportsbooks and that can improve the odds retail bettors see.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
But a growing body of evidence reveals that the sports betting boom leads to financial strain for bettors.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The craze reached its apex in 1916, when Wall Street bettors wagered $10m (about $300m today) on the contest between President Woodrow Wilson and Charles Hughes — who, as governor of New York, had signed an anti-gambling law trying to ban the practice.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettor
gambler
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The debate went nowhere until the mid-17th century, when a French gambler and intellectual socialite enlisted the help of mathematician Blaise Pascal.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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DeStefano said the betting experience has evolved over the years and now many gamblers are making their wagers on their phones.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettor. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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