bettor

noun

bet·​tor ˈbe-tər How to pronounce bettor (audio)
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: one that bets

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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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A week earlier, The New York Times reported that DraftKings had used machine learning and artificial intelligence to target promotions to losing bettors. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 Beasley is accused of altering his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debt. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Under legalization, frequent bettors also reduce investments by over 50 percent, while bankruptcies jump by 10 percent. — Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 In exchange, the indictment said, the bettors bribed Beasley — and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bettor

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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

noun
bet·​tor
variants or better
ˈbet-ər How to pronounce bettor (audio)
: one that bets
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