oddsmaker

noun

odds·​maker ˈädz-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce oddsmaker (audio)
: one who figures betting odds

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But that's not happening, said one longtime oddsmaker. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025 Never mind that the Bills had been favored to win that game by more than a touchdown, or that, before the start of the season, oddsmakers had ranked the Bills among the top eight teams, out of thirty-two, most likely to win the Super Bowl. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025 There's a young friend who’s like a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker and the most uppity girl in town. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 In the last game of the weekend, the AFC's No. 2-seed Buffalo Bills will host the No. 3-seed Baltimore Ravens at 6:30 p.m. on CBS in what oddsmakers predict will be the closest game of the weekend. Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for oddsmaker 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oddsmaker was in 1931

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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddsmaker. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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