oddsmaker

noun

odds·​maker ˈädz-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce oddsmaker (audio)
: one who figures betting odds

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Boise State Getty Images Boise State stumbled out of the gate with a lopsided loss to South Florida in Week 1, but oddsmakers have not lost faith. Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Philly blew out the Chiefs 40-22 back in February’s Super Bowl, and oddsmakers like the Eagles again. Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 This would seem on the surface to be some kind of crisis, except the Eagles just won their second Lombardi Trophy in eight seasons, and oddsmakers have them among the favorites to win it all again. Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 But an investigation that once seemed destined to culminate in a historic punishment against the casino has so far failed to move with the same speed as the ancillary case that convicted Mizuhara and cleared Ohtani, whose Dodgers are favored by oddsmakers to win this year’s World Series. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddsmaker

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oddsmaker was in 1931

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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddsmaker. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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