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booker

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
3book
Function:
verb
Date:
1807
transitive verb
1 a: to register (as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings) <he was booked to sail on Monday> b: to schedule engagements for <book the band for a week> c: to set aside time for d: to reserve in advance <book two seats at the theater> <were all booked up>2 a: to enter charges against in a police register bof a referee : to note the name or number of (as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rulesintransitive verb1: to make a reservation <book through your travel agent>2chiefly British : to register in a hotel —usually used with in3slang : leave, go; especially : to depart quickly
— book·able Listen to the pronunciation of bookable \ˈbu̇-kə-bəl\ adjective chiefly British
— book·er noun
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