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gam·ble

(găm′bəl)
v. gam·bled, gam·bling, gam·bles
v.intr.
1.
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.
n.
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events]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. [画像:gambler - someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement]gambler - someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks
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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.
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gambler

noun
1. One who bets:
2. One who speculates for quick profits:
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Translations
hazardní hráčhráč
hasardspillerspiller
uhkapeluri
kockar
szerencsejátékos
fjárhættuspilari
giocatore d’azzardogiocatore d'azzardo
ギャンブラー
도박꾼
aleo
hazarder
spelare
นักพนัน
người chơi bạc

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

[ˈgæmblər] 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. dobbel يُقامِر рискувам jogar sázet, hrát (hazardně) spielen spille; satse παίζω τυχερά παιχνίδια, τζογάρω apostar a, jugar dinero a hasartmänge mängima قمار کردن؛ ریسک کردن pelata uhkapeliä jouer לְהַמֵר जुआ खेलना kockati (pénzben) játszik berjudi spila fjárhættuspil giocare d'azzardo かけ事をする 도박하다 lošti spēlēt azartspēles judi gokken sette på spill, satse penger uprawiać hazard جوارى كول، خمار كول ( قمار كول jogar a miza играть в азартные игры hrať; staviť igrati na srečo kockati se spela på เสี่ยงโชค kumar oynamak 賭博 робити ставку رقم داؤ پر لگانا đánh cờ bạc 买跑马赛等票进行赌博,赌博
noun
(something which involves) a risk. The whole business was a bit of a gamble. waagstuk مُقامَرَه хазартна игра jogada risk, hazard das Glücksspiel chance ρίσκο empresa arriesgada, jugada õnnemäng ریسک riski entreprise risquée הִימוּרִים जुआ, दांव पर लगाना rizik kockázatos ügy perjudian fjárhættuspil; áhætta gioco d'azzardo かけ事 모험, 투기 rizikingas dalykas riskants pasākums perjudian gok hasardspill, sjanseseilas ryzyko قمار jogada ac­ţiu­ne riscantă рискованное предприятие hazard tvegana igra kocka vågspel, chansning การเสี่ยงโชค kumar 碰運氣,冒風險 ризикована справа پر خطر اقدام việc đánh bạc 冒险,投机
ˈgambler noun
dobbelaar مُقامِر комарджия jogador (hazardní) hráč der Spieler spiller τζογαδόρος jugador mängur قمارباز uhkapeluri joueur/-euse מהמר जुआरी kockar (szerencse)játékos penjudi fjárhættuspilari giocatore/giocatrice d'azzardo ばくち打ち 도박사 lošėjas azartspēļu spēlētājs penjudi; kaki judi gokker spekulant, gambler, spiller hazardzista جوارګر، قمار باز jogador cartofor игрок hráč, -ka hazarder kockar [hasard]spelare นักเสี่ยงโชค kumarbaz 賭徒 азартний гравець جواری người đánh bạc 赌徒
ˈgambling noun
dobbelary مُقامَرَه хазарт jogo hazard, hra (riziko) das Spielen spil τζόγος juego hasartmäng قماربازی uhkapeli jeu הִימוּרִים जुआ खेलना kockanje (szerencse)játék perjudian þátttaka í fjárhættuspili/veðmálum gioco d'azzardo ばくち 도박 azartinis lošimas azartspēle berjudi het gokken hasardspill, gambling, spekulasjon hazard جوارګری jogo joc de noroc азартные игры hazardná hra hazardna igra kockanje [hasard]spel การพนัน kumar 賭博 азартна гра جوا trò cờ bạc 赌博
take a gamble
to do something risky in the hope that it will succeed. waag 'n kans يُقامِر، يُغامِر рискувам arriscar hazardovat sich auf ein Glücksspiel einlassen satse; sætte på spil το παίζω κορόνα γράμματα tomar un riesgo, arriesgar riskima ریسک کردن ottaa riski prendre un risque לְהִסתַכֵּן जोखिम उठाना riskirati hazardíroz menantang risiko taka áhættu rischiare いちかばちか試す 모험을 하다 (su)rizikuoti riskēt memperjudikan nasib een gok doen gamble, satse, spille hasard zaryzykować قمار كول arriscar a risca рискнуть hazardovať tvegati kockati se göra en chansning เสี่ยงพนัน şansını denemek 碰運氣,冒風險 ризикувати کامیابی حاصل کرنے کے لیے خطرہ مول لینا mạo hiểm 冒险从事
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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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