Synonyms for bookmaker

Grammar : Noun

Spell : boo k-mey-ker

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊkˌmeɪ kər

Top 10 synonyms for bookmaker

Other synonyms for the word bookmaker

Définition of bookmaker

Origin : also book-maker, 1510s, "printer and binder of books," from book (n.) + agent noun from make (v.). The wagering sense is from 1862. Related: Book-making (late 15c., betting sense 1824).

As in gambler : noun gamester
As in gamester : noun bettor

Example sentences :

Then aloud he repeated the question, touching the bookmaker on the elbow.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"He's a bad boy," said the Bookmaker, in a tone of mock condemnation.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"You can't leave this large sum with the bookmaker," he objected.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Asked what his business was the applicant said he was a bookmaker.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 » by Various

I wish I had taken your advice at first, and thrown the bookmaker's letter on the fire.'
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

In the main path they met the turgid funeral of a Bow Road bookmaker.
Extract from : « Tales of Mean Streets » by Arthur Morrison

"That there Yankee bookmaker gen'leman he's into it too," added Jeff.
Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb

Marriage is a race in which the bookmaker invariably bolts with the money.
Extract from : « Sonia Between two Worlds » by Stephen McKenna

I went to the race track the other day and met a bookmaker I know.
Extract from : « Jiglets » by Walter Jones

Even in the Province, the happier the people, the less material for the bookmaker.
Extract from : « A Civil Servant in Burma » by Herbert Thirkel White

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