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
But, the Panthers' victory meant a sports bettor couldn't cash in a whopping $270,000.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Thankfully for the books, though, very few bettors jumped on that golden opportunity.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 June 2025
The biggest player-specific market was on whether the Thunder’s Jalen Williams would score 25 points—bettors gambled an average $289 on the possibility.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers, along with the U.S. Open and June 12 MLB slate, presents a great opportunity for new bettors to use the BetMGM bonus code NW150 to claim one of the two welcome offers.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Thankfully for the books, though, very few bettors jumped on that golden opportunity.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 June 2025
The biggest player-specific market was on whether the Thunder’s Jalen Williams would score 25 points—bettors gambled an average $289 on the possibility.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers, along with the U.S. Open and June 12 MLB slate, presents a great opportunity for new bettors to use the BetMGM bonus code NW150 to claim one of the two welcome offers.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettor. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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