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BOOKMAKER
bookmaker, bookie
(noun) a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
bookmaker
(noun) a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bookmaker (plural bookmakers)
A person who prints or binds books.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
Source: Wiktionary
Book"mak`er, n.
1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.
2. (Horse Racing)
Definition: A betting man who "makes a book." See To make a book, under Book, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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