noun
- plural of bookie; people who accept and pay off bets on horse races or other sporting events
Usage: informal
Examples
- The bookies were taking bets on the championship game.
- Local bookies gathered at the racetrack every weekend.
- He owed money to several bookies around town.
- The bookies adjusted the odds after the star player was injured.
- Police raided the illegal bookies operating downtown.
- Many bookies now operate online instead of on street corners.