bookmaker

Pronunciation: /ˈbʊkmeɪkə/

The English word “bookmaker” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A person who prints or binds books.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
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. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.

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