1. a person who accepts and pays off bets on sporting events or other competitions
2. a person who makes or binds books
Usage: less common

Examples

• The bookmaker offered odds on the horse race.
• She placed her bet with the local bookmaker.
• The bookmaker calculated the winnings after the game ended.
• Online bookmakers have become increasingly popular.
• The skilled bookmaker carefully bound the antique manuscript.
• He worked as a bookmaker in his father’s printing shop.