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bookmaking - 3 dictionary results

book⋅mak⋅er

[book-mey-ker]
–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


bookmaking, noun, adjective
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.

Main Entry: book·mak·ing
Pronunciation: -"mA-ki[ng]
Function: noun
: the practices of a bookmaker
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