bookmaker

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book +‎ maker. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. where does the second meaning come from?

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/

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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.

• bookbinding
• betting shop

Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker.

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

bookmaker m anim (feminine bookmakerka)

1. bookmaker (betting)

• bookmaker in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bookmaker in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• bookmaker in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012-, slovnikcestiny.cz
• bookmaker in Internetová jazyková příručka

Borrowed from English bookmaker.

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

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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