bookmaker

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bookmaker

/ˈbʊkmeɪkə/ UK
/ˈbɵkmɛjkə/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/ US
/ˈbuːkmeɪkə/
/ˈbʉkmekəɾ/ Scotland
/ˈbʉkmekəɹ/ Northern Ireland

Where it comes from

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.

noun bookmakers

A person who prints or binds books.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

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noun a person who prints or binds books

Deutsch	Druckereiarbeiter
Italiano	tipografo, rilegatore
Ελληνικά	βιβλιοδέτης vivliodétis
Română	legător, legătoare
العربية	مُؤَلِّف muʔallif, كَتَّاب kattāb
עברית	מדפיס madpís, כורך korékh

noun a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie

Español	corredor de apuestas
한국어	마권업자 magwoneopja, 북메이커 bungmeikeo, 부키 buki
日本語	ブックメーカー bukkumēkā, ブッキー bukkī
中文	賭注登記人 /赌注登记人 dǔzhùdēngjìrén, 賭博業者 /赌博业者 dǔbóyèzhě
Português	agenciador de apostas
Français	bookmaker
Deutsch	Buchmacher, Buchmacherin, Bookmaker, Bookie
Italiano	bookmaker, allibratore
Ελληνικά	πράκτορας στοιχημάτων práktoras stoichimáton
Română	book-maker
Русский	букме́кер bukméker
العربية	مُرَاهِن murāhin

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@misc{bookmaker_2026,
  title = {bookmaker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bookmaker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}