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bookie.

A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊki/Australia, General-American, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɵkɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbʉke/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/-kɪ/Northern-Ireland, Scotland

  1. A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of bookmaker + -ie.

noun/ˈbʊki/Australia, General-American, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɵkɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbʉke/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/-kɪ/Northern-Ireland, Scotland

  1. Diminutive of book.

    diminutive · form-of · rare
Where this word comes from

From book + -ie.

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