bettor

noun

bet·​tor ˈbe-tər How to pronounce bettor (audio)
variants or better
Synonyms of bettornext
: 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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On a darker note, some successful bets on life-and-death events such as war in Iran and the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro have raised questions about whether bettors are trading on insider knowledge. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026 Dune, a company that provides tools to track prediction market betting activity, removed two Kalshi datasets from public view on May 15—less than 48 hours after Sportico used them to analyze how much retail bettors were losing on parlays. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026 The stakes for Polymarket bettors are much smaller. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Gary Grief, former executive director of the now-defunct Texas Lottery Commission, and the agency were indicted and accused of working with overseas bettors to guarantee a jackpot in a 2023 drawing that summed up to $57.8 million before taxes. Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bettor

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 May. 2026.

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bettor

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

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