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bookie Definition

bookie (bo̵okē)

noun

Slang bookmaker (sense )
bookie Usage Examples

Possessives

  • runner: A clock bag used by bookies ' runners will be on display.
  • favorite: The bookies ' favorite for most of the series finishes third.
  • odd: Incidentally, I've just looked at the bookies ' odds for this Test.

Converse of object

  • beat: I believe that every punter should have the chance to ' beat the bookie ' .
  • sponsor: The over-round, which was on par with non bookie sponsored races, is now 8 points higher in these more valuable races.
  • become: Betdaq where you become the bookie get 20 % better odds.
  • make: He " makes the bookies look like rookies " apparently.
  • have: Our long shot bias is more controlled because we have bookies dictating prices that we can have rather than a free flowing pool bet.
  • visit: You may think yes but having cash around the place is temptation to visit the bookies.

Adjective modifier

  • online: I have had accounts with about 20 online bookies.
  • most: Making the Swans second favorites, as most bookies have done, seems slightly odd, tho not as curious as making Darlington favorites.
  • local: I've also got the support network of the local bookies where I can get a " free " coffee.
  • other: The Magic Sign ' will know ' and offer a price much lower than the other bookies.
  • traditional: The table shows how much more the Betfair SP was compared to the traditional bookies SP.
  • many: Not many bookies thought that Warwickshire would be in the mix last year.

Modifies a noun

  • favorite: The final choice also went against the bookies favorite of a woman in her underwear on all fours looking into the camera.
  • odd: Inexplicably placed bottom of the bookies odds list to lift the title.
  • price: You really need to be getting three times the bookie price in order to make a return from backing them.

Noun used with modifier

  • street: By contrast, Coates flogged his 49- strong chain of high street bookies in 2005 for a paltry?40m.
  • Internet: How do Hills odds compare with those of other internet bookies and exchanges?
Bookie Quotes

'You are snatching a hard guy when you snatch Bookie Bob. Avery hard guy, indeed. In fact,' I say,'I hear the softest thing about him is his front teeth.'

—Runyon, (Alfred) Damon