bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a printer, binder, or designer of books
2
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
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Pereira wasn’t among the top 25 candidates in bookmakers’ lists after O’Neil’s sacking.
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Macron cannot run again due to term limits, leaving Le Pen as the current bookmakers’ favorite.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The bookmaker also has Trump leading in Nevada, with a 58 percent chance of victory against 42 percent for the current vice president.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump was favored at U.K. bookmaker Bet 365 standing at -188 a week ago whereas his odds as of the dawn of the Monday before Election Day stand at -138.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Macron cannot run again due to term limits, leaving Le Pen as the current bookmakers’ favorite.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The bookmaker also has Trump leading in Nevada, with a 58 percent chance of victory against 42 percent for the current vice president.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump was favored at U.K. bookmaker Bet 365 standing at -188 a week ago whereas his odds as of the dawn of the Monday before Election Day stand at -138.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who receives and pays off bets
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
called also bookie
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