variants
or better
as in gambler
one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)
bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race
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The trifecta box offering allows bettors to predict the top three finishers of Sunday’s race in any order.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Alternatively, bettors who want to make a statement on their first wager tonight can choose the $1,000 first bet safety net.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Jannik Sinner arrived at Roland Garros as one of the favorites at the French Open, with bettors overwhelmingly backing him and Carlos Alcaraz to claim the men’s title.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 May 2025
Without inside information, bettors probably suspected that others must know something about the next pope’s identity, setting off a stampede, Sethi concluded.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Alternatively, bettors who want to make a statement on their first wager tonight can choose the $1,000 first bet safety net.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Jannik Sinner arrived at Roland Garros as one of the favorites at the French Open, with bettors overwhelmingly backing him and Carlos Alcaraz to claim the men’s title.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 May 2025
Without inside information, bettors probably suspected that others must know something about the next pope’s identity, setting off a stampede, Sethi concluded.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Bettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettor. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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