gambler
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- noun
- /ˈɡæmblər/
- Most casinos, he says, do not require gamblers to identify themselves before entering.
- a compulsive gambler
- a successful gambler
- an inveterate gambler
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Watch on YouTubeAnd because I'm a gambler, he goes, or you could take stock.
- And because I'm a gambler, he goes, or you could take stock.
- My, my Aunt Mary's actually a very big and good gambler herself.
- I'm with a friend of mine in Vegas, and he's a big gambler, OK?
- A problem gambling often hurts a gambler's loved ones.
- But because these bets are not sure things, once in a while this gambler is going to lose.
- Gambling addicts are not inherently bad gamblers.
- I just know he's an alcoholic and he's a gambler.
- I suspect that gamblers simply don't want to talk about it, which is actually the worst of all.
- What have you learned from life from the song The Gambler by Kenny Rogers?
- It's a a gambler, non a gambler who gambles non-stop, passes away.
- And it's almost, it's almost a little bit like the the gambler chasing his losses.
- Being a being an addict, being a compulsive gambler, I just couldn't.
- They were risk takers, but they did not where they were not gamblers.
- If you win, want to play again and now a gambler is not going to say no.
- But watching the human behavior of seeing people act like they're gamblers effectively.
Examples
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I'm with a friend of mine in Vegas, and he's a big gambler, OK?
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He has always been a gambler, frequently trying his luck at poker tables.
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My father was a gambler and an alcoholic.
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My daddy was a gambler in Philadelphia.
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But because these bets are not sure things, once in a while this gambler is going to lose.
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A lot of gamblers out there man and they have needs.
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The gambler had since disappeared and Floyd knew about it.
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A problem gambling often hurts a gambler's loved ones.
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And Carl Benoit, like many gamblers, was looking for some action.
Academic text (2000) -
A mixture of businessmen and gamblers creates a sense of activity and superficial excitement.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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A person who puts money on the result of a game or race
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A person who bets money on races or sports
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A person who plays games for fun, sport, or money
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A person who risks large amounts of money hoping to win big
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A person who bets money on the result of an event
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A person who places a bet on a game or race
A person who plays games for money, for example at a casino
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
A person who makes risky, often dangerous choices like betting or driving through amber lights
How Serious
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gambler comes from the verb gamble, which is related to the simple word game meaning 'play'. So a gambler is someone who 'plays' with money or other things, risking them to try to win more.