Meanings
noungambler (plural gamblers)
plural gamblers
- One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
1 more example
Problem gamblers who have asked B.C. casinos to prevent them from placing bets should expect more rapid detection and greater consequences for breaching their agreement, provincial lottery officials say. The B.C. Lottery Corporation commissioned two independent studies that found its voluntary self-exclusion program isn't always catching gamblers who've requested help in staying away.
2011 August 18, “Problem gambler crackdown coming to B.C. casinos”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2026 - One who takes significant risks.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
Similar
risk taker
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مُقَامِر, مُغَامِر
- مُقَامِر (muqāmir)one who plays at a game of chance
- مُغَامِر (muḡāmir)one who takes significant risks
Bulgarian комарджи́я, комарджи́йка
- комарджи́я (komardžíja)one who plays at a game of chance
- комарджи́йка (komardžíjka)one who plays at a game of chance
- авантюри́ст (avantjuríst)one who takes significant risks
- авантюри́стка (avantjurístka)one who takes significant risks
Catalan jugador
- jugadorone who plays at a game of chance
Chinese Cantonese 賭徒 /赌徒
- 賭徒 /赌徒 (dou² tou⁴)one who plays at a game of chance
Chinese Mandarin 賭徒 /赌徒, 冒險家 /冒险家
- 賭徒 /赌徒 (dǔtú)one who plays at a game of chance
- 冒險家 /冒险家 (màoxiǎnjiā)one who takes significant risks
Czech hazardní hráč, karbaník
- hazardní hráčone who plays at a game of chance
- karbaníkone who plays at a game of chance
Dutch gokker
- gokkerone who plays at a game of chance
Esperanto monludisto
- monludistoone who plays at a game of chance
Estonian mängur, hasartmängur
- mängurone who plays at a game of chance
- hasartmängurone who plays at a game of chance
Finnish uhkapeluri, peluri
- uhkapelurione who plays at a game of chance
- pelurione who plays at a game of chance
- uhkapelurione who takes significant risks
French joueur, parieur
- joueurone who plays at a game of chance
- parieurone who plays at a game of chance
German Glücksspieler, Glücksspielerin
- Glücksspielerone who plays at a game of chance
- Glücksspielerinone who plays at a game of chance
- Hasardeurone who takes significant risks
- Hasardeurinone who takes significant risks
Greek χαρτοπαίκτης, τζογαδόρος
- χαρτοπαίκτης (chartopaíktis)one who plays at a game of chance
- τζογαδόρος (tzogadóros)one who plays at a game of chance
Hindi जुआरी, जुआबाज़
- जुआरी (juārī)one who plays at a game of chance
- जुआबाज़ (juābāz)one who plays at a game of chance
- फड़बाज़ (phaṛbāz)one who plays at a game of chance
Hungarian szerencsejátékos
- szerencsejátékosone who plays at a game of chance
Japanese 博徒, ギャンブラー
- 博徒 (bakuto)one who plays at a game of chance
- ギャンブラー (gyanburā)one who plays at a game of chance
- 冒険家 (bōkenka)one who takes significant risks
Korean 노름꾼, 도박꾼
- 노름꾼 (noreumkkun)one who plays at a game of chance
- 도박꾼 (dobakkkun)one who plays at a game of chance
- 갬블러 (gaembeulleo)one who plays at a game of chance
- 타짜 (tajja)one who plays at a game of chance
- 모험가 (moheomga)one who takes significant risks
Latin āleō, āleātor
- āleōone who plays at a game of chance
- āleātorone who plays at a game of chance
Māori kaipurei moni, kaipetipeti
- kaipurei monione who plays at a game of chance
- kaipetipetione who plays at a game of chance
Norwegian Bokmål hasardspiller, spiller
- hasardspillerone who plays at a game of chance
- spillerone who plays at a game of chance
Polish hazardzista, hazardzistka
- hazardzistaone who plays at a game of chance
- hazardzistkaone who plays at a game of chance
Portuguese apostador
- apostadorone who plays at a game of chance
Romanian jucător, cartofor
- jucătorone who plays at a game of chance
- cartoforone who plays at a game of chance
- pariorone who plays at a game of chance
Russian игро́к, картёжник
- игро́к (igrók)one who plays at a game of chance
- картёжник (kartjóžnik)one who plays at a game of chance
- гэ́мблер (gɛ́mbler)one who plays at a game of chance
- аза́ртный игро́к (azártnyj igrók)one who plays at a game of chance
- игро́к (igrók)one who takes significant risks
- авантюри́ст (avantjuríst)one who takes significant risks
- авантюри́стка (avantjurístka)one who takes significant risks
Slovak hazardný hráč, gambler
- hazardný hráčone who plays at a game of chance
- gamblerone who plays at a game of chance
Spanish tahúr, timbero
- tahúrone who plays at a game of chance
- timberoone who plays at a game of chance
- ludópataone who plays at a game of chance
Swedish spelare, hasardspelare
- spelareone who plays at a game of chance
- hasardspelareone who plays at a game of chance
- risktagareone who takes significant risks
Tagalog sugarol
- sugarolone who plays at a game of chance
Thai นักพนัน, ผู้เล่น
- นักพนัน (nák-pá-nan)one who plays at a game of chance
- ผู้เล่น (pûu-lên)one who plays at a game of chance
- เลง (leeng)one who plays at a game of chance
Turkish kumarbaz, kumarcı
- kumarbazone who plays at a game of chance
- kumarcıone who plays at a game of chance
Ukrainian граве́ць
- граве́ць (hravécʹ)one who plays at a game of chance
Urdu جُواری, جُوا باز
- جُواری (juārī)one who plays at a game of chance
- جُوا باز (juā bāz)one who plays at a game of chance
- پَھڑ باز (phaṛ bāz)one who plays at a game of chance
Vietnamese con bạc
- con bạcone who plays at a game of chance
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
gambler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambler
MLA
“gambler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambler. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gambler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambler.
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