How to Use bettor in a Sentence

bettor

noun
Definition of bettornext
Synonyms for bettornext
  • Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend.
  • The value of the free bets will match the size of the bettor’s wager up to $20.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The bettor can then use the free bet on any other game.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • If the Nuggets win, the bettor would receive an $800 free bet.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022
  • One bettor is banking on them to win it all in in a big way.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The longest of the long shots with bettors are Jace’s Road and King Russell at 30-1.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 6 May 2023
  • That means bettors are putting more money on the Vikings to cover the spread.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • But the names of the horses and the race are kept secret from the bettor after the wager is placed.
    — Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • The bettors on the money line have been very profitable with the RedHawks this year.
    — Tommy Hicks, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2020
  • As a bettor, realize the hay is in the barn for this season.
    — Christopher Smith, al, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Bettors, of course, can bet on the Pacers to win over 30.5 or under.
    — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2017
  • Roger, the fish (bettors) are everywhere, not just in streams.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Should the Chiefs win by more than a point, bettors who placed money on them will collect.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Among other things, this should tell bettors that adding three points to the home team’s line might be extreme.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 15 May 2020
  • But for the bettor, the losses nearly clean out his account.
    — Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • So if the Chiefs don’t repeat, where else are bettors looking?
    — Steve Kornacki, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • If the match ends in regular time with a tie, the bet is considered a push and the bettor will get their stake back.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Not for bettors, and not for states, sports or even sports departments.
    — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
  • That means a bettor could wager $1,350 on the Raiders to take down the Vikings on Sunday afternoon.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The bet $5, win $200 deal is connected only to a bettor’s first wager with the site.
    — Brian Sausa | Catena Media, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The new gambling bill calls for the creation of a self-exclusion list for sports bettors, too.
    — Dan Mihalopoulos, ProPublica, 10 June 2019
  • If $50 or more, the bettor will receive five free bets, each amounting to 20% of the original stake.
    — Brian Sausa | Catena Media, al, 9 Dec. 2022
  • As Beaver fans celebrated for the men’s team, so did a bettor who came up big.
    — oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
  • For example, an Illinois bettor places $10 on the Bears to beat the Texans.
    — Bob Wankel | Xl Media, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The identity of the bettor, who placed the wager on October 29, is not known.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The initial bet was $1 million but the bettor asked for a bigger wager.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Some bettors use their devices to wager through an ADW while at the track … if they are allowed.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • In the case of a losing bet, the bettor would receive a $950 free bet to use on any other game, regardless of sport.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 28 July 2022
  • Parlays, where bettors are wagering on more than one event at a time, are a profitable and growing area for sportsbooks.
    — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, as with any form of entertainment, there is a small number of bettors whose activity can become disordered.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bettor.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: