Synonyms for gambler


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gam-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæm bəl

Top 10 synonyms for gambler Other synonyms for the word gambler

Définition of gambler

Origin :
  • 1747, agent noun from gamble (v.).
  • noun gamester
Example sentences :
  • This gambler he was the slickest short-card player ever struck hereabouts.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • A courage, moreover —the gambler's courage—that is typically American.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • And he was both to batter it down, for he still had the gambler's faith in his luck.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Now that gambler pretends he is a commercial traveller from Buffalo.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • The gambler raised it a sovereign, and the man at his left dropped out.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • The other players drew three cards each, and the gambler took one.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • He was pitting himself like the gambler against the final throw.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • I accepted the doctors' decision philosophically, like the gambler that I am.
  • Extract from : « There is a Reaper ... » by Charles V. De Vet
  • And a gambler, in the strict sense of the word, I had never been.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various

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