wagerer

Variant of wager

noun

  1. bet ( & )
  2. Archaic a pledge to do something or abide by an outcome: esp. in , a challenge by a defendant to prove his innocence by personal combat

Origin: ME < NormFr wageure < wagier: see wage

transitive verb, intransitive verb

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