bookmaker

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkmeɪkə/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /ˈbɵkmɛjkə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/
• (some Northern England, especially Northumbria) IPA^(key): /ˈbuːkmeɪkə/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbʉkmekəɾ/
• (Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈbʉkmekəɹ/

bookmaker (plural bookmakers)

1. A person who prints or binds books.
2. A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
3. (gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

• bookmaker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker. First attested in the 20th century.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbukmɛjkr̩]
• Hyphenation: book‧ma‧ker

bookmaker m anim (female equivalent bookmakerka)

1. bookmaker (betting)

• “bookmaker”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bookmaker”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bookmaker”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “bookmaker”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Borrowed from English bookmaker.

• IPA^(key): /buk.mɛ.kœʁ/ ~ /buk.me.kœʁ/

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• Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):

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bookmaker m (plural bookmakers)

1. bookmaker (betting)

• “bookmaker”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker.

• IPA^(key): /bukˈmɛ.ker/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛker

bookmaker m (invariable)

1. bookmaker (betting)

   Synonym: allibratore

Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker. First attested in 1869.

bookmaker c

1. (gambling, chiefly foreign) a bookmaker
   • 1869 March 13, “Blandade Ämnen”, in Tidning för hästvänner, number 7, Jönköping, page 8:

     M:r Stephenson, en "bookmaker" och vadagent, storartad i sina företag, liksom den för kort tid sedan aflidne M:r Jackson, har den 9 Februari, utan något förklarligt skäl, skurit halsen af sig i sin bostad i London.

     Mr. Stephenson, a bookmaker and betting-agent, distinguished for the magnitude of his undertakings, like the lately deceased Mr. Jackson, did, on the 9th of February, without any assignable reason, cut his throat in his dwelling in London.

   • 1927, Albert Engström, Ur mina memoarer, Stockholm: Bonnier, page 84:

     Med honom bevistade jag det årets Derbylöpning och förlorade jämnt ett pund till en förtroendeingivande bookmaker.

     With him I attended that year’s Derby, and lost exactly one pound to a most trustworthy-looking bookmaker.

   • 2020 September 17, Moa Berander, “Föreslår nytt jobb till Zlatan”, in Aftonbladet:

     Inför matchen har arenan alltså pyntats. Åtminstone tre skyltar har satts upp runt planen. Avsändaren verkar vara Paddy Power, en irländsk bookmaker.

     The stadium has been decorated ahead of the match. At least three signs have been put up around the pitch. The sender appears to be Paddy Power, an Irish bookmaker.

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• “bookmaker”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bookmaker”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)