plural bookmakers
: a person who decides how likely it is that an event will occur (such as the winning of a race by a particular horse) and receives and pays off bets about it
called also (informal) bookie
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/bookmaker. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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