wagerern.
/ˈweɪdʒərə/ a. One who wagers or makes or lays wagers.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > better
bettor1584
gripe1591
better1614
staker1648
wagerer1660
sporting man1742
betting-man1819
fielder1844
investor1850
backer1853
punter1860
layer1871
accumulator1889
1660 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania iv. 273 They made the wagerers part stakes.
1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 207 The attorny general hath orders to prosecute some of the late wagerers.
1708 Brit. Apollo 15–20 Oct. We wou'd..advise the Wagerers to draw Stakes.
1750 H. Walpole Let. to H. Mann 1 Sept. When they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet.
1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross (new ed.) lxxvi. 539 Making a mental bet with himself—for he was a bit of a wagerer—on the double events of [etc.].
1890 Harper's Mag. Nov. 866/2 A silent ring of watchers and wagerers press closely about the table.
b. Marine Insurance. The holder of a wagering policy.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > one who insures (himself) > holder of insurance policy
wagerer1736
policyholder1818
insurant1853
1736 R. Lucas Cases Law & Equity 78 Surely the Law would not put an Insurer non bona fide, or a Wagerer, in a better Condition than one that insured bona fide.
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