bettor

noun

bet·​tor ˈbe-tər How to pronounce bettor (audio)
variants or better
: one that bets

Examples of bettor in a Sentence

Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend. bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race
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None of these odds are particularly attractive, but combining those selections provides bettors a chance to find some value. Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 And sports bettors agree — gambling markets such as DraftKings listed the Lions as 8.5-point favorites on Thursday. Joe Guillen, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 This pattern holds in other countries, like the US, where only 28 percent of current sports bettors of 2,000 surveyed were women according to a two-week poll by YouGov last year. Rob Csernyik, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025 One bold bettor is hoping that history repeats itself when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game this weekend. Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bettor

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bettor was in 1616

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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bettor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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bettor

noun
bet·​tor
variants or better
: one that bets

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