bookmaker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
  2. noun a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)

Etymology

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.

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