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oddsmaker

oddsmaker noun: a person who sets odds for gambling.

Noun

oddsmaker (plural oddsmakers)

  1. A person who sets odds for gambling.
    • Nicklaus also was not biting on any questions about Woods’s quest to overtake him, starting with one asking him about the oddsmakers having installed Woods as even money to win the Masters.2008 April 10, Larry Dorman, “As Woods Chases History, History Appears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2021
    • Springsteen then threw himself into his four-song set, a highly anticipated series of songs that had Las Vegas oddsmakers taking bets on which tunes he'd select.2009 February 2, JENNA FRYER, “Big-game musical acts put charge into crowd”, in Toronto Star

Forms of oddsmaker

pluraloddsmakers

Origin of oddsmaker

From odds + maker.

Questions about oddsmaker

What does oddsmaker mean?
Oddsmaker means a person who sets odds for gambling.
What part of speech is oddsmaker?
Oddsmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of oddsmaker?
The plural of oddsmaker is oddsmakers.

Words near oddsmaker in the dictionary

  1. oddsboard
  2. oddsboards
  3. oddsbud
  4. oddship
  5. oddships
  6. oddsmaker
  7. oddsmakers
  8. oddsmaking
  9. oddsman
  10. oddsmen
  11. oddso

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