bookmaker

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book +‎ maker. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. where does the second meaning come from?

Pronunciation

Noun

bookmaker (plural bookmakers)

  1. A person who prints or binds books.
  2. A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
  3. (gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

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Czech

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: book‧ma‧ker

Noun

bookmaker m anim (female equivalent bookmakerka)

  1. bookmaker (betting)

Declension

Declension of bookmaker (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative bookmaker bookmakeři
genitive bookmakera bookmakerů
dative bookmakerovi, bookmakeru bookmakerům
accusative bookmakera bookmakery
vocative bookmakere bookmakeři
locative bookmakerovi, bookmakeru bookmakerech
instrumental bookmakerem bookmakery

Further reading

  • “bookmaker”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “bookmaker”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “bookmaker” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “bookmaker”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English bookmaker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buk.mɛ.kœʁ/ ~ /buk.me.kœʁ/
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Noun

bookmaker m (plural bookmakers)

  1. bookmaker (betting)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker.

Pronunciation

Noun

bookmaker m (invariable)

  1. bookmaker (betting)
    Synonym: allibratore

References

  1. ^ bookmaker in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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