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bookmaker.

A person who prints or binds books.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊkmeɪkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɵkmɛjkə/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/General-American/ˈbuːkmeɪkə/
  1. A person who prints or binds books.

  2. A person who compiles books from the writings of others.

  3. A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.

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