wagerers

plural of wagerer
as in gamblers
one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event) as a wagerer of very small amounts, my uncle regards a visit to the racetrack as simply a pleasant way to spend the afternoon a wagerer who can't resist a good gamble

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gamblers
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  • Those would cap how much money some gamblers can lose.
    Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Like him, many of the mostly 20-something male gamblers start out with $1,000.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Wagerers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagerers. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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