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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