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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  gambler(noun) a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events. 2  gambler, risk taker(noun) someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement.
one who clears the winnings from the table in gambling, 1731, from French croupier (17c.), originally one who rides behind another, on the croup or rump of a horse (a word of Germanic origin); hence extended to any one who backs up another; a second..