bookmaker

== English == === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/ === Noun === bookmaker (plural bookmakers) A person who prints or binds books. A person who compiles books from the writings of others. (gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === bookmaker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbukmɛjkr̩] Hyphenation: book‧ma‧ker === Noun === bookmaker m anim (female equivalent bookmakerka) bookmaker (betting) ==== Declension ==== === 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, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz “bookmaker”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bookmaker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buk.mɛ.kœʁ/ ~ /buk.me.kœʁ/ === Noun === bookmaker m (plural bookmakers) bookmaker (betting) === Further reading === “bookmaker”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bukˈmɛ.ker/ Rhymes: -ɛker === Noun === bookmaker m (invariable) bookmaker (betting) Synonym: allibratore === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bookmaker. First attested in 1869. === Noun === bookmaker c (gambling, chiefly foreign) a bookmaker ==== Derived terms ==== bookmaker toast ==== See also ==== spelbolag speloperatör === References === bookmaker in Svensk ordbok (SO) bookmaker in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)