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book⋅mak⋅er

  [book-mey-ker]
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–noun
1. a person who makes a business of accepting the bets of others on the outcome of sports contests, esp. of horse races.
2. a person who makes books.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME bokmakere. See book, maker

Related forms:
bookmaking, noun, adjective
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book·mak·er   (bŏŏk'mā'kər)   
n.  
  1. One that edits, prints, publishes, or binds books.
  2. One who accepts and pays off bets, as on a horserace. Also called bookie.
book'mak'ing n.
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Bookmaker

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) A betting man who "makes a book." See To make a book, under Book, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : bookmaker
Spanish: corredor de apuestas,
German: der, *die Buchmacher, *-in,
Japanese: 胴元
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Main Entry: book·mak·er
Pronunciation: 'buk-"mA-k&r
Function: noun
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets called also bookie
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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