Synonyms of gamblers

gamblers

noun

plural of gambler

as in wagerers

one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)

marveled at the huge swarm of gamblers in the casino

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wagerers
• bettors
• speculators
• gamesters
• punters
• pikers
• sharpers
• high rollers
• handicappers
• dicers
• bookmakers
• tipsters
• bluffers
• oddsmakers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gamblers

The charges were part of a larger case that implicated 11-year NBA veteran Damon Jones and claimed that non-public insider information was being sold to and used by gamblers to profit on NBA games. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The days of bargain buffets aimed at drawing in Las Vegas gamblers are dying, but there are a few notable exceptions. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

The beer is cheap, admission is free, and the track is easily accessible by subway, attracting a broad swath of devoted gamblers across the five boroughs. — Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

But — but since humans love to gamble so much, there’s more money in — in actually cultivating gamblers than there are cultivating investors. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Sheriff’s deputies had to force a few diehard gamblers away from their games at a casino in Commerce. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

It was alleged that eight members of the White Sox had been paid $100,000 by gamblers to throw the World Series. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Three gamblers at Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Sacramento won six-figure jackpots on slot machines over the Fourth of July weekend, casino officials reported. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026