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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
2: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: bookmaker, bookie]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1515 1. a printer, binder, or designer of books 2. a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets • bookmaking noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a person who takes bets, esp. on horse-races, calculates odds, and pays out winnings. Derivatives: bookmaking n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bookmaker Book"mak`er, n. 1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler. 2. (Horse Racing) A betting man who ``makes a book.'' See To make a book, under Book, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bookmakers) A bookmaker is a person whose job is to take your money when you bet and to pay you money if you win. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

bagman, bibliognost, bibliographer, biblioklept, bibliolater, bibliomane, bibliomaniac, bibliopegist, bibliophage, bibliophile, bibliopole, bibliopolist, bibliotaph, bibliothec, bibliothecaire, bibliothecary, book agent, book collector, book printer, book publisher, book salesman, book-stealer, bookbinder, bookdealer, bookie, booklover, bookman, bookseller, bookworm, cataloger, chief librarian, college editor, copy editor, curator, dictionary editor, editor, editor-in-chief, executive editor, juvenile editor, layer, librarian, library director, managing editor, numbers runner, permissions editor, philobiblist, printer, production editor, publisher, reference editor, reference librarian, runner, textbook editor, trade editor