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book·mak·er

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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 Audio Help (bŏŏk'mā'kər) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that edits, prints, publishes, or binds books.
One who accepts and pays off bets, as on a horserace. Also called bookie.

book'mak'ing n.

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bookmaker
noun
1.	a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
2.	a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)

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ˈbookmaker noun

a professional betting man who takes bets and pays winnings

Arabic:	خَبير المُراهَنات
Chinese (Simplified):	登记赌注者
Chinese (Traditional):	登記賭注者
Czech:	bookmaker
Danish:	væddemålsagent; bookmaker
Dutch:	bookmaker
Estonian:	kihlvedude vahendaja
Finnish:	vedonlyönnin välittäjä
French:	bookmaker
German:	der, die Buchmacher, -in
Greek:	πράκτορας στοιχημάτων
Hungarian:	bukméker
Icelandic:	veðmangari
Indonesian:	penjual kupon taruhan
Italian:	allibratore, bookmaker

Japanese:	胴元
Korean:	마권(馬券) 영업인
Latvian:	bukmeikers (zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs)
Lithuanian:	bukmekeris
Norwegian:	veddemålsagent
Polish:	bukmacher
Portuguese (Brazil):	agenciador de apostas
Portuguese (Portugal):	agenciador de apostas
Romanian:	bookmaker, agent de pariuri
Russian:	букмекер
Slovak:	bookmaker
Slovenian:	zapisovalec in izplačevalec stav
Spanish:	corredor de apuestas
Swedish:	bookmaker, tipsombud
Turkish:	müşterek bahisçi