| 单词 | betting commissioner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbetting commissioner 7. slang (originally and chiefly Horse Racing). More fully betting commissioner, turf commissioner. A person acting as a betters' agent or broker, esp. at a racecourse; (also) a bookmaker. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > book-making > book-maker commission agent1798 flash-man1812 bookmaker1833 commissioner1851 ring man1857 metallician1861 street bookmaker1867 bookie1877 book1881 knight of the pencil1885 handbook man1894 street bookie1911 turf accountant1915 listman1922 1851 Bell's Life in London 26 Jan. 1/4 (advt.) Racing tip book. By Jesse Cooper, many years turf commissioner for a noble lord. 1860 All Year Round 29 Sept. 582 Legs—that is Blacklegs—the betting brokers were formerly called; but now..they are Turfmen or Commissioners. 1887 E. J. Goodman Too Curious (1888) viii. 94 Right you are, sir, exclaimed the commissioner, taking out his betting-book and pencil. 1939 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred in Springtime xiv. 204 I was at one time a turf commissioner, operating in the Silver Ring. 2014 L. Rendelstein Winter Kill vii Dave..introduced me to Otto Korbitz, the betting commissioner, as a possible new sub-runner. < as lemmas |
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