bettor

American  

[bet-er] / ˈbɛt ər /

Or better

noun

1. a person who bets or makes a wager, as on the outcome of a game, especially one who bets regularly.

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Etymology

Origin of bettor

First recorded in 1600–10; bet ¹ + -or ²

Example Sentences

That review is followed by another, which reads, "The first reviewer is largely correct. Except for a Show Bettor System, this book offers no information on how to handicap horses."

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2020

Golden Nugget Stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick makes his route debut for trainer Bill Delia and is certainly the local contender with the most class.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2019

Waging against them would seem to be as risky an investment as the $3.8 million Bettor X reportedly had riding on the Rams on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2019

From 1923 to 1925 Bettor Shouse lost $22,458 by picking slow horses at Maryland and Kentucky race tracks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bettor Shouse declined to pay $4,840 of the Treasury's assessments against him for three years, writing off his $30,481 total for horses and politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

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