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

Roget 621: chance etc. 156; lot, fate etc. (necessity) 601; luck; good luck etc. (good) 618; mascot.    speculation, venture, stake, game of chance; mere shot, random shot; blind bargain, leap in the dark; pig in a poke etc. (uncertainty) 475; fluke, potluck; faro bank; flyer [Slang]; limit.    uncertainty; uncertainty principle, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.    drawing lots; sortilegy^†, sortition^†; sortes^†, sortes Virgilianae^†; rouge et noir [Fr.], hazard, ante, chuck-a-luck, crack-loo [U.S.], craps, faro, roulette, pitch and toss, chuck, farthing, cup tossing, heads or tails cross and pile, poker-dice; wager; bet, betting; gambling; the turf.    gaming house, gambling house, betting house; bucket shop; gambling joint; totalizator, totalizer; hell; betting ring; dice, dice box.    [person who takes chances] gambler, gamester; man of the turf; adventurer; dicer^†.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 863: rashness etc. adj.; temerity, want of caution, imprudence, indiscretion; overconfidence, presumption, audacity.    precipitancy, precipitation; impetuosity; levity; foolhardihood^†, foolhardiness; heedlessness, thoughtlessness etc. (inattention) 458; carelessness etc. (neglect) 460; desperation; Quixotism, knight-errantry; fire eating.    gaming, gambling; blind bargain, leap in the dark, leap of faith, fool's paradise; too many eggs in one basket.    desperado, rashling^†, madcap, daredevil, Hotspur, fire eater, bully, bravo, Hector, scapegrace, enfant perdu [Fr.]; Don Quixote, knight-errant, Icarus; adventurer; gambler, gamester; dynamitard^†; boomer [U.S.].    ... meer laten zien

Pools: hazardzista

Someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement.

synoniem: risk taker.

Nederlands: gokker
Pools: hazardzista, kaskader