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- noun A
bookmaker , being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
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Examples
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Ed the bookie is there to use his limited political knowledge to promote Blue Square on the publicly funded and free of product placement BBC!!
And the Winner Is... 2005
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In the U.S., the word "bookie" might conjure up images of shady men dealing out of backrooms at horse tracks.
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Every bookie is quoting literary odds now: Ladbrokes, William Hill, Paddy Power and Unibet are all at it.
The Man Booker prize and its like are keeping literature afloat Robert McCrum 2010
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I called my bookie this morning to get the odds on BushCo vs Leahy et al when the titans clash in front of John Roberts 'funhouse mirror of a Supreme Court.
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Finally, he calls his bookie out of frustration and says, 'I've had it.
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Before you call your bookie, check out the numbers.
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Before you call your bookie, check out the numbers.
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One poster lambasted Patte for allegedly being a "bookie" - a person who accepts bets on sporting events.
Times Leader News 2010
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Just call your bookie and ask for your money back.
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Just call your bookie and ask for your money back.
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