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gam·ble

(găm′bəl)

v. gam·bled, gam·bling, gam·bles

v.intr.

a. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a game or sporting event.

b. To play a game for stakes, especially a game whose outcome is at least partly determined by chance.

2. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

3. To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior: You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.

v.tr.

1. To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.

2. To expose to hazard; risk: gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.

1. A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.

2. An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk: I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.

[Perhaps from obsolete gamel, to play games, from Middle English gamen, gamenen, to play, from Old English gamenian, from gamen, fun.]

gam′bler n.

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Noun	1.	gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" ex-gambler - a former gambler bettor, wagerer, better, punter - someone who bets bookie, bookmaker - a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) crapshooter - a gambler who plays the game of craps croupier - someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table high roller - a gambler who wagers large sums loser - a gambler who loses a bet handicapper, odds-maker - someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) crap-shooter, shooter - a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps plunger, speculator - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains sporting man - someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events winner - a gambler who wins a bet
	2.	gambler - someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement risk taker adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks

gambler

noun

1. better, punter, backer The British are a nation of inveterate gamblers.

2. risk-taker, speculator Never afraid of failure, he was a gambler, ready to try anything.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gambler

noun

1. One who bets:

bettor, gamester, player.

2. One who speculates for quick profits:

adventurer, operator, speculator.

Translations

مُقامِر

hazardní hráčhráč

hasardspillerspiller

Spieler Glücksspieler

τζογαδόρος

jugador

uhkapeluri

joueur

kockar

szerencsejátékos

fjárhættuspilari

giocatore d’azzardogiocatore d'azzardo

ギャンブラー

도박꾼

aleo

gokker

gambler spekulant spiller

hazardzista

jogador de jogo de azar

азартный игрок

hazarder

spelare

นักพนัน

kumarbaz kumarcı

người chơi bạc

赌博者赌徒

gambler

[ˈgæmbləʳ] N → jugador(a) m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gambler

[ˈgæmblə^r] n

(with money) → joueur/euse m/f
a heavy gambler → un(e) flambeur/euse m/f

(= risk-taker)
He's not afraid of failure: he's a gambler → Il n'a pas peur de l'échec; il a le goût du risque.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gambler

n (lit, fig) → Spieler(in) m(f); he’s a born gambler → er ist eine Spielernatur; Gamblers Anonymous → Anonyme Spieler pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gambler

[ˈgæmbləʳ] n → giocatore/trice d'azzardo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gamble

(ˈgӕmbl) verb

to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.

noun

(something which involves) a risk. The whole business was a bit of a gamble.

ˈgambler noun

ˈgambling noun

take a gamble

to do something risky in the hope that it will succeed.

gambler

→ مُقامِر hazardní hráč hasardspiller Glücksspieler τζογαδόρος jugador uhkapeluri joueur kockar giocatore d’azzardo ギャンブラー 도박꾼 gokker gambler hazardzista jogador de jogo de azar азартный игрок spelare นักพนัน kumarcı người chơi bạc 赌博者

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Knots of gamblers will assemble before one of their lodge fires, early in the evening, and remain absorbed in the chances and changes of the game until long after dawn of the following day.