gambler

1. N-COUNT A gambler is someone who gambles regularly, for example in card games or on horse racing. 賭徒

There was a fellow in that casino tonight who's a very heavy gambler. 今晚那家賭場(chǎng)有個(gè)家夥是個(gè)嗜賭成性的賭棍。

2. N-COUNT If you describe someone as a gambler, you mean that they are ready to take risks in order to gain advantages or success. 冒險(xiǎn)家

He had never been afraid of failure: he was a gambler, ready to go off somewhere else and start all over again. 他從不害怕失敗：他是個(gè)冒險(xiǎn)家，隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備去別的地方重新開始。