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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Putting a goals cap in place lengthens the odds in the bettor’s favour, and only one of Leicester’s last six games has exceeded this mark. Sam Tighe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 The latter, however, has been attracting more attention recently from bettors. Max Meyer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Upon doing so, golf bettors will score $150 in total bonus bets, broken up into six $25 bonus bets. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 One bettor has $2,550 on the 2018 Masters winner at +10000 (100-1) odds for a potential $255,000 win. Max Meyer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 2025.

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bettor

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

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