apostador

Portuguese

Etymology

From apostar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pos.taˈdoʁ/ [a.pos.taˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.pos.taˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.poʃ.taˈdoʁ/ [a.poʃ.taˈdoχ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.pos.taˈdoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.puʃ.tɐˈdoɾ/ [ɐ.puʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.puʃ.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ɐ.puʃ.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

Hyphenation: a‧pos‧ta‧dor

Noun

apostador m (plural apostadores, feminine apostadora, feminine plural apostadoras)

gambler (one who plays at a game of chance, who gambles)

Further reading

“apostador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“apostador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From apostar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apostaˈdoɾ/ [a.pos.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: a‧pos‧ta‧dor

Noun

apostador m (plural apostadores, feminine apostadora, feminine plural apostadoras)

bettor, punter (one who bets)

Further reading

“apostador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025