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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But as the season unfolded, injuries, managerial shake-ups, and high-profile transfers significantly altered the dynamics, leaving the defending champions, their challengers, and even the bookmakers struggling to keep up.
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Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Still, even with the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner absent, Argentina are favoured by the bookmakers to win this game.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But betting on March Madness is different and the odds, spread and totals can move quickly as bookmakers released betting lines for the next group of games as teams win and advance through the brakets.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
From 2017 to 2020, Greer allegedly used the company’s bank accounts to pay for personal expenses, including payments to bookmakers Wayne Joseph Nix and Ken Arsenian to cover sports gambling losses, and to purchase a 2021 Mercedes-Benz automobile, court papers show.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
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Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Still, even with the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner absent, Argentina are favoured by the bookmakers to win this game.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But betting on March Madness is different and the odds, spread and totals can move quickly as bookmakers released betting lines for the next group of games as teams win and advance through the brakets.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
From 2017 to 2020, Greer allegedly used the company’s bank accounts to pay for personal expenses, including payments to bookmakers Wayne Joseph Nix and Ken Arsenian to cover sports gambling losses, and to purchase a 2021 Mercedes-Benz automobile, court papers show.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookmaker. Accessed 3 Apr. 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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