gambler
English
Etymology
gamble + -er
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æmblə(ɹ)
Noun
gambler (plural gamblers)
- One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
- One who takes significant risks.
Derived terms
- amber gambler
Translations
one who plays at a game of chance
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one who takes significant risks
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Anagrams
- Gambrel, gambrel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English gamble.
Pronunciation
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Verb
gambler
- (Louisiana) to gamble
Conjugation
Conjugation of gambler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | gambler | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | gamblant /ɡɑ̃.blɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | gamblé /ɡɑ̃.ble/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | gamble /ɡɑ̃bl/ | gambles /ɡɑ̃bl/ | gamble /ɡɑ̃bl/ | gamblons /ɡɑ̃.blɔ̃/ | gamblez /ɡɑ̃.ble/ | gamblent /ɡɑ̃bl/ |
imperfect | gamblais /ɡɑ̃.blɛ/ | gamblais /ɡɑ̃.blɛ/ | gamblait /ɡɑ̃.blɛ/ | gamblions /ɡɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ | gambliez /ɡɑ̃.bli.je/ | gamblaient /ɡɑ̃.blɛ/ | |
past historic2 | gamblai /ɡɑ̃.ble/ | gamblas /ɡɑ̃.bla/ | gambla /ɡɑ̃.bla/ | gamblâmes /ɡɑ̃.blam/ | gamblâtes /ɡɑ̃.blat/ | gamblèrent /ɡɑ̃.blɛʁ/ | |
future | gamblerai /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ | gambleras /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ | gamblera /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ | gamblerons /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ | gamblerez /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ | gambleront /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | gamblerais /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ | gamblerais /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ | gamblerait /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ | gamblerions /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁjɔ̃/ | gambleriez /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁje/ | gambleraient /ɡɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | gamble /ɡɑ̃bl/ | gambles /ɡɑ̃bl/ | gamble /ɡɑ̃bl/ | gamblions /ɡɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ | gambliez /ɡɑ̃.bli.je/ | gamblent /ɡɑ̃bl/ |
imperfect2 | gamblasse /ɡɑ̃.blas/ | gamblasses /ɡɑ̃.blas/ | gamblât /ɡɑ̃.bla/ | gamblassions /ɡɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/ | gamblassiez /ɡɑ̃.bla.sje/ | gamblassent /ɡɑ̃.blas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | gamble /ɡɑ̃bl/ | — | gamblons /ɡɑ̃.blɔ̃/ | gamblez /ɡɑ̃.ble/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |