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settler

1 8.8

A person in a betting shop who checks bets and pays winnings to customers

noun
/ˈsɛtlər/

Jargon

: cajero de casa de apuestas (Reino Unido, jerga)

Examples

It wasn't the apples but a man named Garland Fisher, who ran a debit book for First Settlers.

Fiction book (1996)
The settler calculated my winnings and paid me immediately after the race.
At the betting shop, the settler efficiently handled the payouts during the busy afternoon.
When I won my bet, the settler quickly confirmed my ticket and handed me the cash.

Synonyms

bookie

vssettler

Informal

44 7.8

A person who accepts bets and pays out money to people who win, often on horse races

works in a betting shop calculating and paying winnings to customers

banker

vssettler

Jargon

11 3.5

A person who manages the bets and money in a gambling game

serves customers in a shop calculating payouts rather than managing the bank

bookmaker

vssettler

9 6.0

A person or company that takes and pays out bets on sports, for example horse races

is a shop clerk focused on calculating and handing out customers' winnings

croupier

vssettler

4 9.3

A person at a casino table who collects and pays bets

works behind a counter in a shop, not at a casino table

Surface Forms

settler singular

settlers plural

Morphology

settler = settle (opaque) = settle + er

The meaning of 'settler' as a clerk in a betting shop is not transparently derived from 'settle'.

Etymology

The word settler comes from settle, which also meant 'to finish' or 'to pay what is owed'. So a settler in a betting shop is the person who checks the bets and pays out the winnings.