Better vs. Bettor
Difference Between Better and Bettor
Betteradjective
Greater in amount or quantity
Bettornoun
A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event.
Betteradverb
More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
ten miles and betterBettornoun
someone who bets
Betternoun
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.Betternoun
alternative spelling of bettor
Betterverb
(transitive) To improve.
Betterverb
(intransitive) To become better; to improve.
Betterverb
(transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
Betterverb
(transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
Betterverb
(colloquial) Had better.
You better do that if you know what's good for you.Betternoun
one having claim to precedence; a superior;
the common man has been kept in his place by his bettersBetternoun
someone who bets
Betternoun
the superior one of two alternatives;
chose the better of the twoBetterverb
surpass in excellence;
She bettered her own recordbreak a recordBetterverb
to make better;
The editor improved the manuscript with his changesBetterverb
get better;
The weather improved toward eveningBetteradjective
(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;
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Dina better coata better type of cara suit with a better fita better chance of successproduced a better mousetrapshe's better in math than in historyBetteradjective
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness;
her health is better nowI feel betterBetteradjective
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable;
it would be better to speak to himthe White House thought it best not to respondBetteradjective
more than half;
argued for the better part of an hourBetteradverb
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.;
She had never sung bettera deed better left undonebetter suited to the jobBetteradverb
from a position of superiority or authority;
father knows bestI know better.
