bookie

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Etymology

Clipping of bookmaker +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊki/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊki

Noun

bookie (plural bookies)

  1. (informal) A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.

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