gambler

Other forms of gambler

plural

gamblers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gambler

What does gambler mean?

gambler means "a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gambler?

gambler has 2 syllables: gam-bler. The stress falls on "gam". In IPA it is /ˈɡæmblɚ/.

What is another word for gambler?

Close synonyms include risk taker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gambler a common word?

gambler is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.