Dictionary

gambler en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡæmblɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

1. One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
   • 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:
2. One who takes significant risks.

Forms

Deriveds

gambler's rot · cybergambler · gambler's fallacy · gambler's cop · antigambler · nongambler · amber gambler · gamblerlike

Translations (117)

km ជើងល្បែង (one who plays at a game of chance) · sk hazardný hráč (one who plays at a game of chance) · az qumarbaz (one who plays at a game of chance) · ota قمارجی (one who plays at a game of chance) · hi जुआबाज़ (one who plays at a game of chance) · th ผู้เล่น (one who plays at a game of chance) · fi peluri (one who plays at a game of chance) · ca jugador (one who plays at a game of chance) · csb hazardzysta (one who plays at a game of chance) · ko 노름꾼 (one who plays at a game of chance) · de Hasardeurin (one who takes significant risks) · ru авантюри́стка (one who takes significant risks) · ug قىمارۋاز (one who plays at a game of chance) · sl hazarder (one who plays at a game of chance) · pl hazardzistka (one who plays at a game of chance) · ka მოთამაშე (one who plays at a game of chance) · hi जुआरी (one who plays at a game of chance) · cs karbaník (one who plays at a game of chance) · km ជូតការក៍ (one who plays at a game of chance) · nrf joueux (one who plays at a game of chance) · sl kockar (one who plays at a game of chance) · sv risktagare (one who takes significant risks) · sv hasardspelare (one who plays at a game of chance) · cmn 冒險家 /冒险家 (one who takes significant risks) · de Glücksspieler (one who plays at a game of chance) · es tahúr (one who plays at a game of chance) · ro parior (one who plays at a game of chance) · sv spelare (one who plays at a game of chance) · ur پَھڑ باز (one who plays at a game of chance) · km អ្នកលេង (one who plays at a game of chance) · ja 冒険家 (one who takes significant risks) · nb spiller (one who plays at a game of chance) · el χαρτοπαίκτης (one who plays at a game of chance) · ar مُغَامِر (one who takes significant risks) · el τζογαδόρος (one who plays at a game of chance) · ko 타짜 (one who plays at a game of chance) · sl hazarderka (one who plays at a game of chance) · ko 모험가 (one who takes significant risks) · ka აზარტული მოთამაშე (one who plays at a game of chance) · mi kaipetipeti (one who plays at a game of chance) · gl xogador (one who plays at a game of chance) · ru гэ́мблер (one who plays at a game of chance) · sh kȍckār (one who plays at a game of chance) · mi kaipurei moni (one who plays at a game of chance) · nb hasardspiller (one who plays at a game of chance) · bg комарджи́я (one who plays at a game of chance) · cmn 賭徒 /赌徒 (one who plays at a game of chance) · eo monludisto (one who plays at a game of chance) · sa कितव (one who plays at a game of chance) · tr kumarcı (one who plays at a game of chance) · ky оюнчу (one who plays at a game of chance) · de Glücksspielerin (one who plays at a game of chance) · fa-ira قُمارْباز (one who plays at a game of chance) · pl hazardzista (one who plays at a game of chance) · ru игро́к (one who plays at a game of chance) · pt apostador (one who plays at a game of chance) · tk humarbaz (one who plays at a game of chance) · mk коцкарка (one who plays at a game of chance) · ar مُقَامِر (one who plays at a game of chance) · sh ко̏цка̄р (one who plays at a game of chance) · wa trimleu (one who plays at a game of chance) · uz qimorboz (one who plays at a game of chance) · et mängur (one who plays at a game of chance) · hy խաղամոլ (one who plays at a game of chance) · mk коцкар (one who plays at a game of chance) · ja ギャンブラー (one who plays at a game of chance) · th นักพนัน (one who plays at a game of chance) · ru аза́ртный игро́к (one who plays at a game of chance) · bg комарджи́йка (one who plays at a game of chance) · hi फड़बाज़ (one who plays at a game of chance) · cho bʋska (one who plays at a game of chance) · la āleō (one who plays at a game of chance) · nrf joueux d'sous (one who plays at a game of chance) · fr parieur (one who plays at a game of chance) · ro cartofor (one who plays at a game of chance) · ro jucător (one who plays at a game of chance) · ur جُوا باز (one who plays at a game of chance) · ur جُواری (one who plays at a game of chance) · ru авантюри́ст (one who takes significant risks) · de Hasardeur (one who takes significant risks) · lo ນັກຫລິ້ນ (one who plays at a game of chance) · csb hazardnik (one who plays at a game of chance) · ru картёжник (one who plays at a game of chance) · ja 博徒 (one who plays at a game of chance) · uk граве́ць (one who plays at a game of chance) · ko 도박꾼 (one who plays at a game of chance) · sk gambler (one who plays at a game of chance) · ru игро́к (one who takes significant risks) · my ကစားသမား (one who plays at a game of chance) · kmr qimarbaz (one who plays at a game of chance) · hu szerencsejátékos (one who plays at a game of chance) · fi uhkapeluri (one who takes significant risks) · tg қиморбоз (one who plays at a game of chance) · ko 갬블러 (one who plays at a game of chance) · la āleātor (one who plays at a game of chance) · bg авантюри́ст (one who takes significant risks) · nl gokker (one who plays at a game of chance) · lo ນັກເລງ (one who plays at a game of chance) · be гуле́ц (one who plays at a game of chance) · yue 賭徒 /赌徒 (one who plays at a game of chance) · es timbero (one who plays at a game of chance) · sh kȍckār (one who takes significant risks) · cs hazardní hráč (one who plays at a game of chance) · ka მობანქოვე (one who plays at a game of chance) · es ludópata (one who plays at a game of chance) · th เลง (one who plays at a game of chance) · ps قمارباز (one who plays at a game of chance) · fi uhkapeluri (one who plays at a game of chance) · fr joueur (one who plays at a game of chance) · nrf gageux (one who plays at a game of chance) · sh ко̏цка̄р (one who takes significant risks) · vi con bạc (one who plays at a game of chance) · bg авантюри́стка (one who takes significant risks) · tr kumarbaz (one who plays at a game of chance) · et hasartmängur (one who plays at a game of chance) · tl sugarol (one who plays at a game of chance) · mfe zougader (one who plays at a game of chance)