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Gambler definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAM'BLER, n. One who games or plays for money or other stake. Gamblers often or usually become cheats and knaves.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
2: someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement [syn: gambler, risk taker]

Merriam Webster's

noun see gamble I

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gambler Gam"bler, n. One who gambles.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gamblers) 1. A gambler is someone who gambles regularly, for example in card games or horse racing. N-COUNT 2. If you describe someone as a gambler, you mean that they are ready to take risks in order to gain advantages or success. He had never been afraid of failure: he was a gambler, ready to go off somewhere else and start all over again. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Gamester, player, player for stakes. 2. Professional gambler, blackleg, cheating gamester, card-sharper.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A sharper, of tricking, gamester.

Foolish Dictionary

From the Grk. gumnos, stripped to the skin. And the gambler's the one that does it.

Moby Thesaurus

adventurer, betting ring, bettor, boneshaker, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, compulsive gambler, crap shooter, gamester, hazarder, petty gambler, piker, player, plunger, punter, sharp, sharper, sharpie, speculator, sport, sporting man, sportsman, tinhorn, tipster, tout, venturer, wagerer