variants
or betters
as in gamblers
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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Recent Examples of bettors
Keeping track of the other, less consequential games may then only appeal to sports bettors and fantasy football players.
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Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Prediction market Kalshi has 31% of bettors saying there will be a hike by the end of the year.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The existence of sharp takers means the $117 million in overall taker losses on parlays through April likely undercounts how poorly most retail bettors have performed, Rose-Berman said.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
Do prediction market bettors make anything better?
—Darian Woods, NPR, 12 May 2026
And while millions of dollars are traded in the markets by betters looking for an edge, Goldenberg said Cuban intelligence and their allies in China and Russia are likely monitoring the markets as well.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Prediction market Kalshi shows 67% of bettors believe the number will be above 60,000 jobs created.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Before the game, Rozier allegedly tipped off a group of bettors, who wagered on his plan to leave early — generating tens of thousands of dollars in profits.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 May 2026
The racing form, ostensibly to inform bettors, looks like a spreadsheet strewn with figures, arcana and formatting designed specifically to be impenetrable.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Prediction market Kalshi has 31% of bettors saying there will be a hike by the end of the year.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The existence of sharp takers means the $117 million in overall taker losses on parlays through April likely undercounts how poorly most retail bettors have performed, Rose-Berman said.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
Do prediction market bettors make anything better?
—Darian Woods, NPR, 12 May 2026
And while millions of dollars are traded in the markets by betters looking for an edge, Goldenberg said Cuban intelligence and their allies in China and Russia are likely monitoring the markets as well.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Prediction market Kalshi shows 67% of bettors believe the number will be above 60,000 jobs created.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Before the game, Rozier allegedly tipped off a group of bettors, who wagered on his plan to leave early — generating tens of thousands of dollars in profits.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 May 2026
The racing form, ostensibly to inform bettors, looks like a spreadsheet strewn with figures, arcana and formatting designed specifically to be impenetrable.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettors
gamblers
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The industry fought hard to retain its proposition bets, which allow gamblers to wager on individual athletes’ performances and to combine those performances into bigger packages, known as parlays.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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This is about a modern commercial gambling industry that understands how to turn recreational gamblers into more continuous, high-frequency and intensive gamblers with predictable consequences.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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“Bettors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettors. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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