variants
or betters
as in gamblers
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 bettors
Most casual bettors, the veteran explained, won’t take their business to shady offshore sites just to bet the under on someone like Terry Rozier.
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Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Jones is similarly accused of trading on his friendships for information to tip off bettors.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
However, there's a silver lining for bettors considering the points.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Laster allegedly sold this information to two betters for about $100,000.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The Breeders’ Cup races return to Del Mar this week with tens of millions of dollars on the line for competitors and even more for bettors.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
The consortium of college athletics programs still won’t allow athletes or staff to bet on college sports, or share information with bettors.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
In a separate case also unsealed Thursday, Jones – who became a coach following his 16-year playing career – was also charged with allegedly selling information about different players’ injury status to bettors before the information was made public.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Jones is similarly accused of trading on his friendships for information to tip off bettors.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
However, there's a silver lining for bettors considering the points.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Laster allegedly sold this information to two betters for about $100,000.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The Breeders’ Cup races return to Del Mar this week with tens of millions of dollars on the line for competitors and even more for bettors.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
The consortium of college athletics programs still won’t allow athletes or staff to bet on college sports, or share information with bettors.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
In a separate case also unsealed Thursday, Jones – who became a coach following his 16-year playing career – was also charged with allegedly selling information about different players’ injury status to bettors before the information was made public.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettors
gamblers
Noun
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They are accused of sharing confidential information or rigging games so gamblers could win their prop bets.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Billups also allegedly tipped gamblers that several key players on the Trail Blazers would be sitting out one game.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bettors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettors. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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