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bookmaker definition

book·maker (-māk′ər)

noun

  1. a compiler, publisher, or manufacturer of books
  2. a person in the business of taking bets, as on horse races

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bookmaker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bet: A review of the best online spread betting bookmakers.

Adjective modifier

  • licensed: The actual bookmaking operation at a licensed track can only be carried out by a licensed bookmaker.

Modifies a noun

  • odd: The uncertainty of outcome measure is derived from a model employing bookmaker odds on the match.

Noun used with modifier

  • on-course: If an on-course bookmaker accepts bets which are not on course bets he must keep a betting duty account.

Possessives

  • odd: Consequently the service allows customers to compare bookmaker's odds with the highest level of comfort.

Possessives

  • world: Bet Fred are the world's biggest independent bookmakers, with upwards of 500 betting shops in the UK.. .
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