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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What The Betting Odds Say Like any major event in the modern era, the bookies are paying close attention and running the odds on the potential pope candidates.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Martin, a straight man nonpareil, plays Steve, a slick gambler on the run from his bookie; Lewis is Malcolm, a nerdy movie fan who has just won a convertible in a raffle.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
These sums did not include all the money gambled with bookies or at offshore, online casinos that skirted U.S. gambling regulations.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Most sports are able to place a bet on their phone or mobile device without ever having to step into a casino or talk to a bookie in a dark alley.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Martin, a straight man nonpareil, plays Steve, a slick gambler on the run from his bookie; Lewis is Malcolm, a nerdy movie fan who has just won a convertible in a raffle.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
These sums did not include all the money gambled with bookies or at offshore, online casinos that skirted U.S. gambling regulations.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Most sports are able to place a bet on their phone or mobile device without ever having to step into a casino or talk to a bookie in a dark alley.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bookie
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“Bookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookie. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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