BOOKMAKER


Meaning of BOOKMAKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər ]

noun

Date: 1515

1. : a printer, binder, or designer of books

2. : a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets

• book·mak·ing -kiŋ noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.