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
As a result, the players would receive bribes and kickbacks, and Clase also provided money to the bettors to advance the scheme.
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
The bettors then used that information to place prop bets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the indictment says.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Ortiz, who fights for Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, is a prohibitive -1000 favorite at DraftKings, meaning a bettor would have to bet $1,000 to profit $100 if Ortiz wins.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
This sets him apart from most of the other bettors at his altitude, of which there are a few dozen, who visit from out of town on occasion and gamble for marathon stretches.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ian Thomas, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
The bettors then used that information to place prop bets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the indictment says.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Ortiz, who fights for Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, is a prohibitive -1000 favorite at DraftKings, meaning a bettor would have to bet $1,000 to profit $100 if Ortiz wins.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
This sets him apart from most of the other bettors at his altitude, of which there are a few dozen, who visit from out of town on occasion and gamble for marathon stretches.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettor
gambler
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Sports betting forums are purely for the potential benefit of the individual gambler.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Ortiz allegedly joined the scheme in June 2025, ESPN reported, and gamblers won at least $450,000 wagering on both of the athlete's pitches.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettor. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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