bookmaker/bookie:
(plural: ‘bookmakers‘/’bookies‘; pronunciation: ‘book…maker’)
a bookmaker/bookie, at a horse race
a person who accepts (takes in) money (bets) from other gamblers played on horses in a horse race, on dogs in a greyhound dog race, etc., and pays off depending on the race results, as an occupation (job); [also called 'bookie' in this context]
a person who edits, publishes or binds books (also called ‘book binder’),
a bookmaker at work
It’s partly the bookmaker who decides the number of pages a text needs in printing.
When your leather back books are damaged, it’s the best thing to take them to a bookmaker because only a professional bookmaker knows how to rebind a damaged book.
When you bet on any horse on licensed course bets, make sure the the bookmaker is licensed.
There are several online bookmakers who offer fixed odds for football matches.
Bet Fred are the world’s biggest independent bookmakers, with upwards of 500 betting shops in the UK. (from sentence.yourdictionary.com)
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