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as in bookseller
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as in handicapper
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Recent Examples of bookmaker
In that way, camp couldn’t be more different than a year ago, before the Broncos stormed to a 10-7 mark and a playoff appearance and nearly doubled the general range of wins that bookmakers pegged them for.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
The global racing championship is working with several data providers and global bookmakers to take its data feed and publish odds to the market.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Unwilling to take orders or play by the rules of polite society, the two partner up as a bookmaker and his enforcer and run an illicit gambling operation that proves highly profitable — but dangerous.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
Liverpool’s odds of winning the title have moved from 1/5 to 3/10 in recent weeks, suggesting the bookmakers have noted the tide may be beginning to turn, too.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
The global racing championship is working with several data providers and global bookmakers to take its data feed and publish odds to the market.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Unwilling to take orders or play by the rules of polite society, the two partner up as a bookmaker and his enforcer and run an illicit gambling operation that proves highly profitable — but dangerous.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
Liverpool’s odds of winning the title have moved from 1/5 to 3/10 in recent weeks, suggesting the bookmakers have noted the tide may be beginning to turn, too.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookmaker
Noun
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Talking Animals Books is the official bookseller for the North Texas Teen Book Festival at the Irving Convention Center.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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For Darcie, another bookseller, the most difficult people to recommend books to are those looking for books that, well, don’t exist.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates Kemp’s seat as a toss-up.—
Brandon Conradis,
The Hill,
29 July 2025
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To stay ahead of the competition, handicappers need sharp tools and consistent insight.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The data supports why oddsmakers continue to tilt the line toward the Buckeyes when playing at the Horseshoe.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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So would your vote go to Doherty, as the oddsmakers predict?—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Hedge funds and large speculators are shorting the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, at rates not seen in three years in a bet the calm will last.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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And then a lot of the speculators bought up hoards of blighted property or vacant property, and many of them are still holding onto it now.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
26 Aug. 2025
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Noted tipster Tarun Vats warns that Samsung is falling behind schedule.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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An anonymous tipster called police to say the bandits were trying to sell their loot less than a mile away, and gave the cops Hussein’s Instagram handle, according to court filings.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookmaker. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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