gambler
Wagers on outcomes
A gambler is someone who bets money on uncertain outcomes—cards, dice, horses, sports, or financial markets.
The term can be neutral or carry connotations of recklessness: He's a compulsive gambler.
Extended uses describe anyone who takes significant risks: She's a gambler in business, always making bold moves.
One wagering on outcomes
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- thrill-seekerOne who pursues excitement
- plungerSuction device for clogs
all-in · bold · reckless · audacious · longshot · riverboat · adventurer · chancer
Stake on uncertainty
- punterOne who kicks footballs
- bookieOne who takes wagers
- bookmakerOne who takes bets
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
stake · handicapper · tipster · parlay · spread · moneyline · favorite · underdog
Spinning wheel wager
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- slotsNarrow elongated openings
- crapsCasino dice wagering
baccarat · chips · croupier · dealer · pit-boss · high-roller · jackpot · house-edge
Irresistible urge to act
- relapseReturn to former illness
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- self-destructionDeliberately causing one's downfall
enabler · intervention · recovery · denial · rock-bottom · debt · desperation · ruin
Worn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- streakUnbroken series
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
omen · ritual · fortune · fate · chance · kismet · serendipity · mojo
Deceiving about one's position
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- tellsConveys information verbally
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
position · discipline · system · martingale · hedging · risk-reward · variance · read
speculator
One wagering on outcomes
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- thrill-seekerOne who pursues excitement
plunger · all-in · bold · reckless · audacious · longshot · riverboat · adventurer · chancer · double-or-nothing
wager
Stake on uncertainty
odds · stake · handicapper · tipster · parlay · spread · moneyline · favorite · underdog · accumulator
roulette
Spinning wheel wager
craps · baccarat · chips · croupier · dealer · pit-boss · high-roller · jackpot · house-edge · comps
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- relapseReturn to former illness
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
self-destruction · enabler · intervention · recovery · denial · rock-bottom · debt · desperation · ruin · bankruptcy
amulet
Worn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- streakUnbroken series
jinx · omen · ritual · fortune · fate · chance · kismet · serendipity · mojo · hex
bluffing
Deceiving about one's position
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- tellsConveys information verbally
edge · position · discipline · system · martingale · hedging · risk-reward · variance · read
- compulsivesperfectionist, obsessive, neurotic, control freak, neat freak
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
- roguesrogue, rogues, scoundrel, scoundrels, rascal
- seekersseekers, seeker, treasure hunters, searcher, fortune seekers
- Baccaratbanco, banker, player, natural, tie
gamblerconservative
Cautious about altering customs
scaredy-cat · worrywart · hedger · pessimist · guarantor
gamblersaver
One who keeps resources
penny-pincher · miser · hoarder · tightwad · investor
gambleranalyst
One who examines systematically
actuary · rationalist · pragmatist · realist · calculator
- take a gambleRisk for uncertain gain
- gambling addictionUncontrollable urge to wager
- online gamblingWagering conducted via internet
- gambling debtsLosses from wagering
- illegal gamblingProhibited wagering activity
- gambling denPlace for wagering