bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a printer, binder, or designer of books
2
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
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Belgium and Uruguay, smaller countries from the same two continents, are the next most likely sides to triumph, according to the bookmakers.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
However, an odds tracker that collates data from about two dozen bookmakers places him second behind the favorite, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
However, as of Thursday morning, bookmakers' odds had Trump and the Sudanese group as the joint favorites, according to Oddschecker.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
With Ryder Cup week kicking off at Bethpage Black, Scheffler enters as the bookmakers’ favorite to be Team USA’s top points scorer.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
However, an odds tracker that collates data from about two dozen bookmakers places him second behind the favorite, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
However, as of Thursday morning, bookmakers' odds had Trump and the Sudanese group as the joint favorites, according to Oddschecker.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
With Ryder Cup week kicking off at Bethpage Black, Scheffler enters as the bookmakers’ favorite to be Team USA’s top points scorer.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who receives and pays off bets
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
called also bookie
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