oddsmaker en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English odds Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English oddsmaker From odds + maker.
Meanings
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A person who sets odds for gambling.
Nicklaus also was not biting on any questions about Woods’s quest to overtake him, starting with one asking him about the oddsmakers having installed Woods as even money to win the Masters.
2008 April 10, Larry Dorman, “As Woods Chases History, History Appears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2021:Springsteen then threw himself into his four-song set, a highly anticipated series of songs that had Las Vegas oddsmakers taking bets on which tunes he'd select.
2009 February 2, JENNA FRYER, “Big-game musical acts put charge into crowd”, in Toronto Star:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oddsmakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |