Plural of bookmaker
regular plural
The plural of bookmaker is bookmakers.
Forms of bookmaker
| Singular | bookmaker /ˈbʊkmeɪkə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bookmakers |
| Countable | countable |
Bookmakers in a sentence
- I looked at the odds given by all bookmakers.From the entry odds
- I would imagine the bookmakers would favour Liverpool but every dog has its day."2012 August 11, “Europa League: Hearts delight at Liverpool tie”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 13 Jul 2015. From the entry every dog has its day
- It is often used by bookmakers and bettors to place free calls for accepting or placing bets.1978, Bell telephone magazine, volumes 57-58. From the entry cheese box
- The bookmakers were yegged as they left the track in the era of the hand-books.1956, Ian Fleming, chapter 10, in Diamonds Are Forever. From the entry yegg
- In the Victoria Club in London, all the bookmakers would get together, swap information and set the odds, and it was known as the callover.2016, Peter Walsh, Gang War. From the entry callover
Meaning of bookmaker
- noun A person who prints or binds books.
- noun A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
- noun A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
Questions about the plural of bookmaker
- What is the plural of bookmaker?
- The plural of bookmaker is bookmakers.
- Is bookmaker countable?
- Bookmaker is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bookmaker (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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