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wagerer

/wey-jer/US // ˈweɪ dʒər //UK // (ˈweɪdʒə) //

打工者,打工仔,捕猎者,赌徒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
    • : the act of betting.
    • : the subject or terms of a bet.
    • : Early English Law. a pledge to make good one's cause by the supporting oaths of others or by battle.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to risk on the outcome of a contest or any uncertain event or matter; bet.
    • : History/Historical. to pledge oneself to for the decision of a cause.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make or offer a wager; bet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • After all, states have bet big on betting and, in most cases, are still waiting for the long-shot wager to pay off.

  • When bets are structured this way, if you win one, the likelihood of winning the next wager increases.

  • Alas, the ships are late, the wager falls apart, and the merchant has to pay up.

  • With vaccines the wager is much simpler—it is indeed more like Pascal’s original wager.

  • So here are few things to keep in mind as you go about making your wagers this week — or even just trying to impress your friends.

  • Since Nestdrop continues to do so as of this writing, they wager a tense gamble that the odds will be in their favor.

  • But I would wager that Sherrard would agree on the need to address income inequality.

  • He developed a heuristic for betting on Daily Doubles (which resulted in a wager of $5, the minimum allowed).

  • A messenger bettor is a person who places a wager for the benefit of another for compensation.

  • It seems incongruous that such a self-styled truth teller should wager his liberty on a godfather like Correa.

  • Sir Herbert's squire, Thomas du Bois, joined in his master's confident wager.

  • I am not only sure he hasn't, but I would wager that he wants to change her grave simply in order to have one more look at her.

  • Ill wager that he sees a way to make money out of Lil Pendleton, or he wouldnt stand for it.

  • Ill wager that greasy foreigner has got a wife and ten childrenand neglects them.

  • Such a contract may be a wager, which is forbidden by law, or it may be legal, as we shall soon learn.