noun
- a person who accepts and pays off bets on horse races or other sporting events
Usage: informal
Examples
- The bookie set the odds for the championship game.
- He placed his bet with the local bookie.
- The police arrested several bookies in the gambling raid.
- She worked as a bookie at the racetrack.
- The bookie refused to take any more large bets.
- Many bookies operate illegally in some states.