ex-gambler

1. 1.

   a former gambler

   Broadergambler

Questions about ex-gambler

What does ex-gambler mean?

ex-gambler means "a former gambler".

How many syllables are in ex-gambler?

ex-gambler has 3 syllables and divides as ex--gam-bler under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is ex-gambler a common word?

ex-gambler is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.