WikiWord

English

betters

noun

Meaning

  1. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
  2. To improve.
  3. To become better; to improve.
  4. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
  5. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
  6. A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event.
  7. (with bare infinitive) Should; ought to; need to; must.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
betters — meaning and etymology | WikiWord