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as in bookseller
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as in handicapper
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Recent Examples of bookmaker
They're followed followed by usual suspects--England, France, Brazil and Argentina--although the exact hierarchy varies depending on the bookmaker.
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
But her husband was the bookmaker, the FBI alleged.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
Born in the Bronx to an Irish-American mother and a father with Neapolitan roots—a bookmaker and co-owner of a bar on the Throggs Neck peninsula—Ferrara spent his first eight years in the borough’s Morris Park neighborhood.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
As part of the scheme, each senior agent bookmaker kept a percentage of profits from bookmakers in the organization below them, as well as from their own book of bettors that placed bets directly with the senior agent.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
But her husband was the bookmaker, the FBI alleged.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
Born in the Bronx to an Irish-American mother and a father with Neapolitan roots—a bookmaker and co-owner of a bar on the Throggs Neck peninsula—Ferrara spent his first eight years in the borough’s Morris Park neighborhood.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
As part of the scheme, each senior agent bookmaker kept a percentage of profits from bookmakers in the organization below them, as well as from their own book of bettors that placed bets directly with the senior agent.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookmaker
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Jed, who became a local bookseller, had died unexpectedly in 2014 at age 50.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Denver, a seismic event struck the bookstore scene in 2024 when the Tattered Cover, a nationally renowned independent bookseller, was sold to the Barnes & Noble chain.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of congressional elections, has predicted that neither party will gain an overall advantage due to redistricting.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Valentine block stamping and printing workshop will be led by Nicki Fortunati-Warren, a multidisciplinary artist and bookbinder born in Italy and based in the Chicago area.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The user @sensitivequeer is a trans bookbinder and artist, and posted a video of themself rebinding a Potter book with a new cover, sans the author’s name.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the medium—oil or steel—true collectors, as opposed to speculators, are not often keen to part with a coveted piece during their active collecting years, or even beyond.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a space dominated by exchanges built for speculators chasing the next move, iTrustCapital stands apart.—
iTrustCapital Contributor,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Chief Wallabee is listed as the slight 2-1 program favorite to win the $1 million stakes, receiving the track oddsmaker’s nod over 5-2 second choice Commandment.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis NCAA championship game: Monday, April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Who do oddsmakers have winning the national title?—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookmaker. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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