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gambler
gam·ble G0027900 (găm′bəl)v. gam·bled, gam·bling, gam·bles v.intr.1. a. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a game or sporting event.b. To play a game for stakes, especially a game whose outcome is at least partly determined by chance.2. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.3. To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior: You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.v.tr.1. To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.2. To expose to hazard; risk: gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.n.1. A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.2. An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk: I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.
[Perhaps from obsolete gamel, to play games, from Middle English gamen, gamenen, to play, from Old English gamenian, from gamen, fun.]
gam′bler n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting eventsindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"ex-gambler - a former gamblerbettor, wagerer, better, punter - someone who betsbookie, bookmaker - a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)crapshooter - a gambler who plays the game of crapscroupier - someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming tablehigh roller - a gambler who wagers large sumsloser - a gambler who loses a bethandicapper, odds-maker - someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)crap-shooter, shooter - a gambler who throws dice in the game of crapsplunger, speculator - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gainssporting man - someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting eventswinner - a gambler who wins a bet | | 2. |  gambler - someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitementrisk takeradventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks |
gamblernoun1. better, punter, backer The British are a nation of inveterate gamblers.2. risk-taker, speculator Never afraid of failure, he was a gambler, ready to try anything.gamblernoun1. One who bets:bettor, gamester, player.2. One who speculates for quick profits:adventurer, operator, speculator.Translationsgamble (ˈgӕmbl) verb to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc. 賭博 买跑马赛等票进行赌博，赌博 noun (something which involves) a risk. The whole business was a bit of a gamble. 碰運氣，冒風險 冒险，投机 ˈgambler noun 賭徒 赌徒ˈgambling noun 賭博 赌博take a gamble to do something risky in the hope that it will succeed. 碰運氣，冒風險 冒险从事gambler
amber gamblerslang A driver who speeds through an intersection just before the traffic light is about to turn red. The middle (yellow) traffic signal is often referred to as being the color amber. Primarily heard in UK. If you keep being a reckless ambler gambler, you're going to get into a car accident soon enough!See also: amber, gamblertinhorn gamblerA cheap, small-stakes gambler who boasts and dresses ostentatiously to seem more successful or skilled than they really are. An allusion to the dice game "chuck-a-luck," which features a chute, called a "horn," from which the dice are dispensed. More high-class leather horns were often substituted with makeshift tin ones, and thus cheaper, lower-stakes gamblers were known for their tin horns. He always wears the same three-piece suit and slicks his hair back like he's the Great Gatsby when he comes in to play, but everyone knows he's just a tinhorn gambler who taps out after losing a couple hundred bucks.See also: gamblertinhorn gamblerAn unsuccessful player. In the dice game of chuck-a-luck, backroom players tossed the dice not with their hand but out of a small metal handheld cage called the “horn” (more upscale games used leather horns). Hence, the “tin horn” noun that became the “tinhorn” adjective when applied to nickel-dime gamblers. “Tinhorn” sounds as though it might also refer to a musical instrument, and composer Frank Loesser took advantage of that sound-alike association with “Fugue for Tinhorns” in his musical Guys & Dolls.See also: gamblerEncyclopediaSeegambleMedicalSeegamblingFinancialSeeGamblinggambler
Synonyms for gamblernoun betterSynonymsnoun risk-takerSynonymsSynonyms for gamblernoun one who betsSynonymsnoun one who speculates for quick profitsSynonyms- adventurer
- operator
- speculator
Synonyms for gamblernoun a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting eventsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- ex-gambler
- bettor
- wagerer
- better
- punter
- bookie
- bookmaker
- crapshooter
- croupier
- high roller
- loser
- handicapper
- odds-maker
- crap-shooter
- shooter
- plunger
- speculator
- sporting man
- winner
noun someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitementSynonymsRelated Words |