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 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 On a darker note, some successful bets on life-and-death events such as war in Iran and the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro have raised questions about whether bettors are trading on insider knowledge. —

Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026 The stakes for Polymarket bettors are much smaller. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bettor

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gambler

Noun

Dopamine brings you back for the next unpredictable reward, the same mechanism that keeps a gambler at a slot machine.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The Justice Department alleged in the first indictment that Laster then sold the tip to several gamblers, who wagered more than $200,000 on Rozier’s plan.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026