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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The Herons were bookmakers’ favorites in both games against an Atlanta side that needed to win three consecutive matches just to scrape into this Round One series.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
As Americans head to the polls, bookmakers still favor Donald Trump to beat Kamala Harris, with the odds in the final days shifting in Trump's favor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Of course, this is a very different Leicester from the one that defied the 5,000-1 bookmaker odds, although Claudio Ranieri’s title-winners side had also been tipped for relegation.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Betfair, a British betting exchange, thinks Trump is most likely to win in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, although the bookmaker has Democrat Kamala Harris as favorite in Michigan and Wisconsin.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
As Americans head to the polls, bookmakers still favor Donald Trump to beat Kamala Harris, with the odds in the final days shifting in Trump's favor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Of course, this is a very different Leicester from the one that defied the 5,000-1 bookmaker odds, although Claudio Ranieri’s title-winners side had also been tipped for relegation.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Betfair, a British betting exchange, thinks Trump is most likely to win in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, although the bookmaker has Democrat Kamala Harris as favorite in Michigan and Wisconsin.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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