wagerer

Example Sentences

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“Put it all on Seabiscuit’s nose, please,” he told the bewildered wagerer before trotting off again.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The highest point is reached in safety; the wagerer looks humbled and disappointed.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 by Various

The wagerer, to win his bet, at once cried, "Why, that," pointing to K——'s leg, which was extended towards the grate.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various

MON DIEU," said the wagerer at length, "I can endure it no longer.

From Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

But when he would have entered the blackness of the undergrowth they tried to dissuade him; and the wagerer was most insistent of all that he abandon his foolhardy venture.

From Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice