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as in bookseller
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as in handicapper
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Recent Examples of bookmaker
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.
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Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The man who received the tip then shared that information with another man, who, with several others, placed bets with legal online bookmakers totaling about $100,000 that the Trail Blazers would lose the game, the indictment alleges.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The club signed a sponsorship deal with a major Swedish bookmaker.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 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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Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The man who received the tip then shared that information with another man, who, with several others, placed bets with legal online bookmakers totaling about $100,000 that the Trail Blazers would lose the game, the indictment alleges.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The club signed a sponsorship deal with a major Swedish bookmaker.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 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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The national bookseller earlier this month announced plans to open four stores in the Chicago area by summertime.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The bookseller also opened its newest store in Orange, switching from its previous location off Main Street across the street from MainPlace Mall to the former Van’s Skate Park at the Outlets at Orange.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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Which leaves market handicappers trying to sort out how much latent buying power remains among investors.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
29 Nov. 2025
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Barrett's is one of 18 seats viewed as a toss-up by nonpartisan election handicapper The Cook Political Report.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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With a speculator urban class in the Northeast becoming wealthy and a rural farming class in the South and the Midwest caught in the monetary brace of the Gold Standard, American democracy was ripe for change.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The oddsmakers will tell you that the Seattle Seahawks, who finished 14-3 and first in the NFC West, are the betting favorites to ultimately win the Super Bowl.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of those was a pick-six, and combined with a 164-yard rushing day and one of the best games of Bryce Young’s season, the Panthers defied the oddsmakers.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookmaker. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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