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Bookmaker

//ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ// noun

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.

Etymology

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

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