bookie

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Clipping of bookmaker +‎ -ie

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

bookmaker — see bookmaker
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