betters
Those ranking higher
Betters are people of higher social standing, skill, or authority.
The word appears almost exclusively in set phrases acknowledging hierarchy: You should respect your betters.
It often carries an ironic or resentful edge, implying the speaker doesn't fully accept the superiority being referenced.
To bet on sports is to wager, and a bettor's betters are their more successful wagers.
Those who wager
odds · betting · handicappers · sportsbook · parlay · spread · underdog · favorite
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- bluebloodsHereditary upper class
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
upper-crust · privileged · affluent · establishment · dignitaries · VIPs · luminaries · glitterati
Increases quality or appeal
- advancesForward movements or progress
- refinesMakes purer or better
- elevatesRaises in position
- strengthensIncreases force or durability
upgrades · optimizes · enriches · augments · boosts · heightens · amplifies · fortifies
Managers or raised studs
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- leadersThose with authority
- eldersSenior community members
- seniorsOldest in a group
authorities · masters · commanders · supervisors · managers · directors · executives · chiefs
bettors
Those who wager
stakes · odds · betting · handicappers · sportsbook · parlay · spread · underdog · favorite · bookmaker
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- bluebloodsHereditary upper class
patricians · upper-crust · privileged · affluent · establishment · dignitaries · VIPs · luminaries · glitterati · jet-set
enhances
Increases quality or appeal
strengthens · upgrades · optimizes · enriches · augments · boosts · heightens · amplifies · fortifies · hones
bosses
Managers or raised studs
seniors · authorities · masters · commanders · supervisors · managers · directors · executives · chiefs · overseers
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, enhancement, upgrade, advancement
bettersinferiors
Those of lower rank
lessers · subordinates · underlings · minions · servants
bettersworsens
Becomes less favorable
degrades · deteriorates · damages · impairs · ruins
- get betterTo progress or heal
- getting betterProgressing toward wellness
- better offIn a preferable position
- got betterExperienced positive change
- better late than neverDelay preferable to omission
- know betterUnderstand enough to avoid foolishness