BOOKMAKER


Meaning of BOOKMAKER in English

/ ˈbʊkmeɪkə(r); NAmE / (also informal bookie ) (also BrE formal ˈturf accountant ) noun

a person whose job is to take bets on the result of horse races, etc. and pay out money to people who win

►  book·mak·ing noun [ U ]

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.