oddsmaker

noun

odds·​maker ˈädz-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce oddsmaker (audio)
: one who figures betting odds

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After destroying the Jaguars 52-6 in Week 11, oddsmakers have the Lions as +350 to win it all. Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 His speed figures at those distances top the hundred-point mark, which is yet another reason that he’s been slotted in by the Del Mar oddsmakers over Sierra Leone. Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 This marks the first time Trump has taken the lead since mid-August when the odds, which U.S. oddsmakers cannot legally participate in, shifted decisively in Harris’s favor following the Harris-Walz ticket's post-announcement boost. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024 Presidential election prediction markets drifted Friday toward Vice President Kamala Harris, giving Harris the strongest and former President Donald Trump the weakest probability of winning next week’s election in more than a week on betting sites, though oddsmakers still favor Trump. Derek Saul, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oddsmaker 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oddsmaker was in 1931

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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddsmaker. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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