Dictionary

bookmaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɵkmɛjkə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈbʉkmekəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbuːkmeɪkə/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
• /ˈbʉkmekəɹ/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ˈbʊkmeɪkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

sportsbook · betting shop · bookbinding · make a book

Translations (42)

ko 마권업자 (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ar كَتَّاب (a person who prints or binds books) · it bookmaker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · de Bookie (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ro legător (a person who prints or binds books) · de Buchmacherin (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · eo vetperisto (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ko 북메이커 (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · id bandar (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ru букме́кер (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ro legătoare (a person who prints or binds books) · ka ბუკმეკერი (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · de Bookmaker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · de Buchmacher (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · he מדפיס (a person who prints or binds books) · ro book-maker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · it rilegatore (a person who prints or binds books) · el πράκτορας στοιχημάτων (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · hu bukméker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · fi kirjatyöntekijä (a person who prints or binds books) · ko 부키 (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · cmn 賭博業者 /赌博业者 (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · pt agenciador de apostas (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · mk букмејкер (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · uk букме́кер (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ja ブッキー (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · it allibratore (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · fi vedonvälittäjä (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · sv bookmaker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · he כורך (a person who prints or binds books) · ar مُرَاهِن (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · it tipografo (a person who prints or binds books) · hu könyves (a person who prints or binds books) · fr bookmaker (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ja ブックメーカー (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · mr सट्टेबाज (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · ar مُؤَلِّف (a person who prints or binds books) · el βιβλιοδέτης (a person who prints or binds books) · cmn 賭注登記人 /赌注登记人 (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · de Druckereiarbeiter (a person who prints or binds books) · pl bukmacher (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) · es corredor de apuestas (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie)