What does Bookmaker mean?
Definitions for Bookmaker
ˈbʊkˌmeɪ kərbook·mak·er
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Princeton's WordNet
bookmakernoun
a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
bookmaker, bookienoun
a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
Wiktionary
bookmakernoun
a person who prints or binds books
bookmakernoun
a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie
Wikipedia
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.
ChatGPT
bookmaker
A bookmaker, also known as a betting agency or a bookie, is a person or organization that accepts and pays off bets on sporting or other events at agreed-upon odds. They make a profit by pricing their betting markets in a way that the odds offered do not represent the statistical probability of the outcome, ensuring they have a financial advantage over their clients in the long run.
Webster Dictionary
Bookmakernoun
one who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler
Bookmakernoun
a betting man who "makes a book." See To make a book, under Book, n
Wikidata
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie or Turf Accountant is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.
Etymology and Origins
Bookmaker
From the way in which he adjusts his clients’ bets, so that, ordinarily, he cannot lose on the issue of a day’s racing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Bookmaker in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Bookmaker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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