odds-maker
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- noun
- /ˈɑdzˌmeɪkər/
- Jargon
:
establecedor de cuotas
- I also predict a landslide—although I don't have credentials as a pollster or odds maker—
Examples
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If you need more convincing that Romney is looking like a winner, spend 7 minutes with the latest from Wayne Allyn Root, the Las Vegas odds-maker who predicted Romney would win by a landslide before Romney even won the primary.
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It is the easiest way to make money because the odds makers really...
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Even with the rumors of a late-night deal with lemarcus James, many odds makers still doubt he will actually play tonight.
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So they have calculated the odds, much as Vegas odds makers do, and said, "Okay, well, you know, there are very little odds under normal conditions."
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The odds-maker predicted that the favorite team would win the championship after analyzing the player's statistics.
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During the match, the odds-maker adjusted the betting lines based on the players' performances.
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The experienced odds-maker gave insightful commentary about the potential outcomes of the game.
Synonyms
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7.8
A person who accepts bets and pays out money to people who win, often on horse races
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6.0
A person or company that takes and pays out bets on sports, for example horse races
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A person who sets betting odds for races, especially horse races
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Odds-maker breaks into two simple parts: odds (the numbers that show the 'chances' of something happening) and maker (someone who 'makes' those numbers). So an odds-maker is a person who creates the chance numbers used for races or games, which is why people who bet watch their choices.