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
Sunday is filled with intriguing NFL matchups, and bettors can take full advantage with bet365 bonus code WEEK365.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Most of those wagers are placed on soccer, which attracts millions of bettors daily.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
And the proliferation of sports gambling has added fuel to this fire of online abuse as disgruntled bettors take out their frustrations on athletes.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
On June 30, bettors priced the likelihood of the Fed cutting rates in September at 75%.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Most of those wagers are placed on soccer, which attracts millions of bettors daily.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
And the proliferation of sports gambling has added fuel to this fire of online abuse as disgruntled bettors take out their frustrations on athletes.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
On June 30, bettors priced the likelihood of the Fed cutting rates in September at 75%.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettor
gambler
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Pusser launched a war against moonshiners, gamblers and others who brought organized crime to the county, said Steve Sweat, a lifelong county resident and the state’s honorary Buford Pusser historian.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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In-game betting is so popular and such a draw that gamblers are making split-second decisions based on the stats displayed.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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