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gambler

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -æmblə(ɹ)
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who takes significant risks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: ex-gambler, bettor, better, wagerer, punter, bookmaker, bookie, crapshooter, croupier, high roller, loser, odds-maker, handicapper, shooter, crap-shooter, speculator, plunger, sporting man, winner

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: risk taker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adventurer, venturer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gamble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gambler From gamble + -er.

Across languages

Translations

116 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُقَامِر (muqāmir) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Armenian: խաղամոլ (xaġamol) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Azerbaijani: qumarbaz — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Belarusian: гуле́ц (huljéc) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Bulgarian: комарджи́я (komardžíja) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Bulgarian: комарджи́йка (komardžíjka) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Burmese: ကစားသမား (ka.ca:sa.ma:) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Catalan: jugador — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Chinese Cantonese: 賭徒 /赌徒 (dou2 tou4) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賭徒 /赌徒 (dǔtú) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Choctaw: bʋska — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Czech: hazardní hráč — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Czech: karbaník — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Dutch: gokker — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Esperanto: monludisto — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Estonian: mängur — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Estonian: hasartmängur — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Finnish: uhkapeluri — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Finnish: peluri — one who plays at a game of chance
  • French: joueur — one who plays at a game of chance
  • French: parieur — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Galician: xogador — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Georgian: აზარტული მოთამაშე (azarṭuli motamaše) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Georgian: მოთამაშე (motamaše) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Georgian: მობანქოვე (mobankove) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • German: Glücksspieler — one who plays at a game of chance
  • German: Glücksspielerin — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Greek: χαρτοπαίκτης (chartopaíktis) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Greek: τζογαδόρος (tzogadóros) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Hindi: जुआरी (juārī) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Hindi: जुआबाज़ (juābāz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Hindi: फड़बाज़ (phaṛbāz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Hungarian: szerencsejátékos — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Japanese: 博徒 (bakuto) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Japanese: ギャンブラー (gyanburā) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Kashubian: hazardnik — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Kashubian: hazardzysta — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Khmer: អ្នកលេង (nĕək leing) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Khmer: ជូតការក៍ (cuutaʼkaa) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Khmer: ជើងល្បែង (cəəng lbaeng) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Korean: 노름꾼 (noreumkkun) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Korean: 도박꾼 (dobakkkun) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Korean: 갬블러 (gaembeulleo) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Korean: 타짜 (tajja) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Northern Kurdish: qimarbaz — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Kyrgyz: оюнчу (oyuncu) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Lao: ນັກຫລິ້ນ (nak lin) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Lao: ນັກເລງ (nak lēng) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Latin: āleō — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Latin: āleātor — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Macedonian: коцкар (kockar) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Macedonian: коцкарка (kockarka) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Māori: kaipurei moni — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Māori: kaipetipeti — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Norman: gageux — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Norman: joueux — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Norman: joueux d'sous — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hasardspiller — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spiller — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Pashto: قمارباز (qemārbãz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Iranian Persian: قُمارْباز (ġomârbâz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Polish: hazardzista — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Polish: hazardzistka — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Portuguese: apostador — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Romanian: jucător — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Romanian: cartofor — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Romanian: parior — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Russian: игро́к (igrók) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Russian: картёжник (kartjóžnik) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Russian: гэ́мблер (gɛ́mbler) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Russian: аза́ртный игро́к (azártnyj igrók) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Sanskrit: कितव (kitava) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̏цка̄р — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȍckār — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Slovak: hazardný hráč — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Slovak: gambler — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Slovene: hazarder — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Slovene: hazarderka — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Slovene: kockar — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Spanish: tahúr — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Spanish: timbero — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Spanish: ludópata — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Swedish: spelare — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Swedish: hasardspelare — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Tagalog: sugarol — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Tajik: қиморбоз (qimorboz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Thai: นักพนัน (nák-pá-nan) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Thai: ผู้เล่น (pûu-lên) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Thai: เลง (leeng) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Turkish: kumarbaz — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Turkish: kumarcı — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Ottoman Turkish: قمارجی (kumarcı) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Turkmen: humarbaz — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Ukrainian: граве́ць (hravécʹ) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Urdu: جُواری (juārī) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Urdu: جُوا باز (juā bāz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Urdu: پَھڑ باز (phaṛ bāz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Uyghur: قىمارۋاز (qimarwaz) — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Uzbek: qimorboz — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Vietnamese: con bạc — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Walloon: trimleu — one who plays at a game of chance
  • Arabic: مُغَامِر (muḡāmir) — one who takes significant risks
  • Bulgarian: авантюри́ст (avantjuríst) — one who takes significant risks
  • Bulgarian: авантюри́стка (avantjurístka) — one who takes significant risks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冒險家 /冒险家 (màoxiǎnjiā) — one who takes significant risks
  • Finnish: uhkapeluri — one who takes significant risks
  • German: Hasardeur — one who takes significant risks
  • German: Hasardeurin — one who takes significant risks
  • Japanese: 冒険家 (bōkenka) — one who takes significant risks
  • Korean: 모험가 (moheomga) — one who takes significant risks
  • Russian: игро́к (igrók) — one who takes significant risks
  • Russian: авантюри́ст (avantjuríst) — one who takes significant risks
  • Russian: авантюри́стка (avantjurístka) — one who takes significant risks
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̏цка̄р — one who takes significant risks
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȍckār — one who takes significant risks
  • Swedish: risktagare — one who takes significant risks
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