bookmaker

Definition of Bookmaker in English :

1. bookmaker

a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books

2. bookie, bookmaker

a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bookmaker

noun

a person who as an occupation accepts bets, esp on horseraces, and pays out to winning betters

noun

1.

a compiler, publisher, or manufacturer of books

2.

a person in the business of taking bets, as on horse races

n.

1. One that edits, prints, publishes, or binds books.

2. One who accepts and pays off bets, as on a horserace. Also called bookie.