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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Born in the Bronx to an Irish-American mother and a father with Neapolitan roots—a bookmaker and co-owner of a bar on the Throggs Neck peninsula—Ferrara spent his first eight years in the borough’s Morris Park neighborhood.
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Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The man who received the tip then shared that information with another man, who, with several others, placed bets with legal online bookmakers totaling about $100,000 that the Trail Blazers would lose the game, the indictment alleges.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
With hundreds of thousands of bookmakers today, Rasmussen said cheating in sports betting is harder to catch because there are more betting opportunities.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Bejarano Colin was the bookmaker and administrator of the operation, the FBI alleged in a criminal complaint, and Tellez is the property owner.
—Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The man who received the tip then shared that information with another man, who, with several others, placed bets with legal online bookmakers totaling about $100,000 that the Trail Blazers would lose the game, the indictment alleges.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
With hundreds of thousands of bookmakers today, Rasmussen said cheating in sports betting is harder to catch because there are more betting opportunities.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Bejarano Colin was the bookmaker and administrator of the operation, the FBI alleged in a criminal complaint, and Tellez is the property owner.
—Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookmaker. Accessed 26 Oct. 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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