bookmaker
/ˈbʊkˌmeɪkɚ/
noun
plural
bookmakers
plural
bookmakers
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOKMAKER
[count]
:
a person who decides how likely it is that an event will occur (such as the winning of a race by a particular horse) and receives and pays off bets about it
— called also
(informal)
bookie
— bookmaking
/ˈbʊkˌmeɪkɪŋ/
noun
[noncount]