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
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
22 May 2024
(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
