bookmaker

A noun referring to a person who edits, publishes, or binds books, or a person who accepts and pays off bets, especially on horse races.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее человека, который редактирует, издает или переплетает книги, или человека, который принимает и выплачивает ставки, особенно на скачках.

1. Book publisher or editor B2 formal

   A person or company that compiles, edits, publishes, or binds books.

   • The bookmaker carefully reviewed the manuscript before printing.
   • She worked as a bookmaker for a small publishing house.
   • The bookmaker ensured the final edition was error-free.

   🇷🇺Издатель книг

   Synonyms: bookbindercompilereditorpublisher

2. Gambling agent B2 formal

   A person who accepts and pays out bets, especially on sporting events like horse races.

   • The bookmaker set the odds for the horse race.
   • He placed his bet with a local bookmaker.
   • The bookmaker paid out the winnings after the match.

   🇷🇺Букмекер

   Synonyms: bookie

• bookmakers plural form
• bookmakers' possessive plural form
• bookmaker's possessive singular form