bettor

or bet·ter

[ bet-er ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bettor¹

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

Example Sentences

The trader who’d flagged this incident for me had come to Polymarket by way of sports betting—as an MMA fan and bettor who “sought more liquidity” and enjoyed Polymarket’s easy crypto-based exchanges.

From Slate

Throughout the 2020s, the digital landscape of electoral forecasting became saturated with pictures of politicians’ headshots accompanied by probability figures and dollarized values—monetary signposts as to how bullish the global bettor class feels about a specific candidate or political outcome.

From Slate

The sportsbooks that dominate the space have only sort of figured out how to make money, and that’s with a bettor base that has quickly figured out how to lose it.

From Slate

The NBA banned Porter in April, after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information about his health to a sports bettor, and that Porter himself wagered on games using someone else’s account — even betting on the Raptors to lose.

From Seattle Times

On closer examination, however, it turned out that a single bettor had wagered large sums of money to falsely prop up Romney.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gambler