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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  • Who the gamblers predict will win A quick check of Kalshi on Thursday morning showed more than $65 million riding on the balance of power in Congress, with a 66% chance the Democrats would sweep both the House and Senate.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As with drugs, legalization didn’t just transfer the existing population of gamblers from black markets to regulated ones.
    — Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Wagerers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagerers. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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