noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who prints or binds books.
2. 2
   a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) wordnet
3. 3
   A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
4. 4
   a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books wordnet
5. 5
   A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bookiebagmanbibliognostbibliographerbibliokleptbibliolater

Etymology

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker.

Related phrases

betting shophorse racingmake book

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