plural bookies
informal
: a person who determines gambling odds and receives and pays off bets : bookmaker
The "line"—the Vikings over the Giants by four points, for example—establishes the point spread that the bookie believes will attract gamblers in equal numbers to each side of the bet.—
Jack El-Hai
Jack El-HaiFunnily enough, I was never anxious to win one of these bets. I didn't want to collect from the bookie on any of them.—Art Buchwald
Art BuchwaldExamples of bookie in a Sentence
Their bookie is giving good odds.
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Some believe that the attacks come from bookies trying to fix matches, while other theories blame fans from rival teams.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 9 May 2024
From November 2021 to January 2024, Mizuhara wired funds through his electronic devices and IP addresses to the bookie, authorities said.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 9 May 2024
From November 2021 to January 2024, Mizuhara wired funds through his electronic devices and IP addresses to the bookie, authorities said.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bookie
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“Bookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookie. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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