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Definitions for BOOKMAKER
ˈbʊkˌmeɪ kərBOOKMAKER
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Princeton's WordNet
bookmaker(noun)
a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
bookmaker, bookie(noun)
a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
Wiktionary
bookmaker(Noun)
a person who prints or binds books
bookmaker(Noun)
a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie
Webster Dictionary
Bookmaker(noun)
one who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler
Bookmaker(noun)
a betting man who "makes a book." See To make a book, under Book, n
Freebase
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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