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bookmaker

/book-mey-ker/US // ˈbʊkˌmeɪ kər //UK // (ˈbʊkˌmeɪkə) //

庄家,赌徒,赌客,庄家的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who makes a business of accepting the bets of others on the outcome of sports contests, especially of horse races.
    • : a person who makes books.

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Examples

  • So it’s definitely very interesting for bookmakers — and that’s why I believe that it’s the next big thing in esports.

  • This track record at Augusta and Spieth’s revitalized form explains why he is taking a lot of money with the bookmakers.

  • Big British bookmaker Coral has suspended betting on Kate announcing she is pregnant again before the end of this month.

  • Mitchell (not her real name) is not your typical bookmaker, reigning over a group of 30 participants in her Bachelor betting pool.

  • Irish bookmaker Paddy Power funded the trips to the Hermit Kingdom, but stopped after Kim Jong-Un purged his uncle.

  • You could get the numbers of the notes from Kentman the bookmaker, Inspector; he'll probably have the big ones, anyway.

  • By return of post came the desired release from the bookmaker, and Mr. Arundel handed it to the boy with a pleasant smile.

  • The bookmaker was Nicholas Gerard, always called Nick by everybody.

  • "Even hundred nobody names it," yelled a bookmaker in the ring.

  • Yes: a bookmaker is a man who lives by betting on the races.