BOOKMAKER


Meaning of BOOKMAKER in English

— bookmaking , n. , adj.

/book"may'keuhr/ , n.

1. a person who makes a business of accepting the bets of others on the outcome of sports contests, esp. of horse races.

2. a person who makes books.

[ 1375-1425; late ME bokmakere. See BOOK, MAKER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .