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bookies

bookies is the plural of bookie.

Meaning of bookie

Noun

bookie (plural bookies)

  1. (informal) A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.
    • ‘You won’t believe it,’ he [Fitz McGee] said. ‘Those dummies won’t let me scratch! The horse is gonna be odds‐on and I’ve got a chunk bet on him out of town. Never get the bookie call it off this late.’1975 September 5, Red Smith, quoting Phil Bieber, “Lyin’ Fitz, the Beautiful Dreamer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
    Synonyms:
    turf accountant

Phrases with bookies

Questions about bookies

What is bookies the plural of?
Bookies is the plural of bookie.

Words near bookies in the dictionary

  1. bookhouses
  2. bookhunter
  3. bookhunters
  4. bookie
  5. bookier
  6. bookies
  7. bookiest
  8. bookiness
  9. booking
  10. booking away
  11. booking class

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