| In this way, the backer enters into the traditional role of the gambler and the lawyer enters into the traditional role of the bookmaker. |
| What about whatshisname, the gambler, who surely ought to be in jail by now? |
| Being an inveterate gambler, the fourth son was only too glad to accept the offer. |
| You may have been a great gambler but you've backed the wrong horse this time. |
| No matter what the game, losing streaks come as surely as nightfall, and sooner or later every gambler discovers the martingale. |
| A gambler usually wagers more after taking a loss, in the misguided belief that a run of bad luck increases the probability of a win. |
