bookmaker
bookmaker · bookmakers
букмекер
букмекер
Druckereiarbeiter, Buchmacher, Buchmacherin, Bookmaker
A person who prints or binds booksA person who prints or binds books.
UK/ˈbʊkmeɪkə/US/ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesA person who prints or binds books.
Druckereiarbeiter
a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes 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.
Buchmacher, Buchmacherin, Bookmaker
букме́керbukméker
букме́керbukméker
a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie:
Русский
By meaning 1
a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a person who prints or binds books:
a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie:
Origin
From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term cFrom Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.
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Forms
plural: bookmakers| Singular | bookmaker |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races):bookie