plural bookies
informal
: a person who determines gambling odds and receives and pays off bets : bookmaker
The "line"—the Vikings over the Giants by four points, for example—establishes the point spread that the bookie believes will attract gamblers in equal numbers to each side of the bet.—
Jack El-Hai
Jack El-HaiFunnily enough, I was never anxious to win one of these bets. I didn't want to collect from the bookie on any of them.—Art Buchwald
Art BuchwaldExamples of bookie in a Sentence
Their bookie is giving good odds.
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Those, coincidentally, are the same odds the bookies are giving the Warriors.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Newcastle are already fourth favourites for the title with the bookies in a season when fifth will probably be enough for CL again.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The comedy starred Sebastian Maniscalco as Danny Colavito, a veteran bookie fighting to survive the legalization of sports gambling in Los Angeles.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 May 2025
The bookies’ favorite for this year’s race is Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, at 3-1.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Newcastle are already fourth favourites for the title with the bookies in a season when fifth will probably be enough for CL again.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The comedy starred Sebastian Maniscalco as Danny Colavito, a veteran bookie fighting to survive the legalization of sports gambling in Los Angeles.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 May 2025
The bookies’ favorite for this year’s race is Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, at 3-1.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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“Bookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookie. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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