Bookmaker - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Bookmaker :  (noun)
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: bookie]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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