bookmaker
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- noun
- /ˈbʊkˌmeɪkər/
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casero de apuestas
- Many people trust their local bookmaker for fair payouts on sports bets.
- bookmakers taking bets
- British bookmaker
- bookmaker odds
And and so his uncle was like a bookmaker for the for the for Marcello's mob.
- And and so his uncle was like a bookmaker for the for the for Marcello's mob.
- Are you a stock trader, a sports bookmaker, a brand builder, a goldfish trainer?
- Yeah, yeah, with a a bookmaker who there's only one bookmaker now in the country.
- I will not take deals with book bookmakers and casinos and slots.
- My problem is the bookmakers know the ones who can't gamble, and that's what that's what it does.
Examples
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This has gained them attention from sports bookmakers around the world, who are hoping the formidable lineup translates to results.
Blog text (24) -
Although one could argue that such bookmaker odds do not correspond perfectly to the individual expectations of fans, it seemed reasonable to assume that we could use these odds to differentiate between expected and unexpected wins and losses.
Academic text (2002) -
And I give the address of a very good bookmaker.
Fiction book (1992) -
The truth of the matter is that the money you gave me to pay the Central Garage last month went to pay my bookmaker.
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I just wrote this check out to your bookmaker Lazarre.
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His father was a bookmaker in Budapest.
Academic text (2018) -
Around noon, her father would choose his teams for the day and place a call to one of several bookmakers.
Fiction book (2000) -
This would indicate a lopsided fight, or a fight expected to be lopsided, as far as the bookmakers go.
Blog text (9) -
And he said, well, a bookmaker is someone who makes a book and basically offers odds to punters, gamblers who might want to bet on it.
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The current prices on Broner vary so much that even the bookmakers look undecided as to just how big the gap between the two fighters really is.
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
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A person who accepts bets and pays out money to people who win, often on horse races
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bookmaker comes from the parts book and maker; book here means 'record' and maker means 'person who makes', so a bookmaker originally made a book of people's bets by writing them down. That's why a bookmaker today is the person or company that accepts and pays bets.