Bettor
//ˈbɛtə// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event.
"In fact, as Ambrose Hammer places the cage on our table and then sits down beside me, Mindy approaches us, and says to Ambrose: "Horse players, yes," Mindy says. "Wrong bettors, yes. Dogs and song writers and actors, yes. But parrots," Mindy says, "no. Take it away," he says."
- 2 someone who bets wordnet
Example
More examples"In fact, as Ambrose Hammer places the cage on our table and then sits down beside me, Mindy approaches us, and says to Ambrose: "Horse players, yes," Mindy says. "Wrong bettors, yes. Dogs and song writers and actors, yes. But parrots," Mindy says, "no. Take it away," he says."
Etymology
From bet + -or.
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