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punter: (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground; someone who propels a boat with a pole

sculler collapse: someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

gambler collapse: a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events; someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement

speculator collapse: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains; someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

plunger collapse: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

cardsharp collapse: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

tipster collapse: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)

tout collapse: someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way; someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit; advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"

player collapse: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game; an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

better collapse: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"; a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"; (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"; (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"; more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"; comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"; from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."; get better; "The weather improved toward evening"; to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"; surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

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