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bookmaker

/ˈbʊkmeɪkə/

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British/ˈbɵkmɛjkə/

bookmaker noun: a person who prints or binds books.

Noun

bookmaker (plural bookmakers)

  1. A person who prints or binds books.
  2. A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
  3. A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

bookmaker meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian

bookmaker in Marathi

a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie
सट्टेबाज saṭṭebāj

bookmaker in Arabic

a person who prints or binds books
مُؤَلِّف muʔallif, كَتَّاب kattāb
a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie
مُرَاهِن murāhin

bookmaker in Indonesian

a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie
bandar

Examples of bookmaker in a sentence

  • I looked at the odds given by all bookmakers.
  • I would imagine the bookmakers would favour Liverpool but every dog has its day."
  • Frances Barber, 36, was born in Wolverhampton the daughter of a bookmaker and a school-dinner lady.

All 11 example sentences with bookmaker

Forms of bookmaker

pluralbookmakers

Plural of bookmaker: bookmakers

Origin of bookmaker

From 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.

Questions about bookmaker

What does bookmaker mean?
Bookmaker means a person who prints or binds books.
What is bookmaker in Marathi?
Bookmaker in Marathi is सट्टेबाज (saṭṭebāj). See Bookmaker meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is bookmaker?
Bookmaker is a noun.
How do you pronounce bookmaker?
Bookmaker is pronounced /ˈbʊkmeɪkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of bookmaker?
The plural of bookmaker is bookmakers.

Words near bookmaker in the dictionary

  1. booklovers
  2. Booklr
  3. booklung
  4. booklungs
  5. bookly
  6. bookmaker
  7. bookmakers
  8. bookmaking
  9. bookmakings
  10. bookman
  11. Bookmans

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