better vs bettor

Definitions

verb

1. get better
2. surpass in excellence
3. to make better

noun

1. the superior one of two alternatives
2. someone who bets
3. something superior in quality or condition or effect
4. a superior person having claim to precedence

adverb

1. from a position of superiority or authority
2. comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.

adjective

1. more than half
2. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
3. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
4. (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

Examples

It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope.

Would reverse flow undergravel filtration be better?

The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.

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Definitions

noun

1. someone who bets

Examples

Thalheimer acknowledged that slots are only the beginning, and they should be used as a way to convert bettors of that kind into horseplayers.

Bettors deposit money in advance with the OTB and then call when they want to bet on a horse race.

They began a hunt to identify conspirators and abettors of the violence.

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