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bookmaker
bookmaker /ˈbʊkˌmeɪ.kər/ aep /-kɚ/ noun [C] (INFORMAL bookie)
1 F0 a person who accepts and pays out amounts of money risked on a particular result, especially of horse races Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksbookmaker's (PLURAL bookmakers)2 F0 a place where bookmakers work: » He went down to the bookmaker's/bookie's in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risks |