bookie
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Synonyms
1.3.2
Translations
English
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English
Wikipedia
has an article on:
bookie
Wikipedia
Etymology
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edit
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Clipping
of
bookmaker
+
-ie
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈbʊki/
Audio (Southern England)
(
file
)
Rhymes:
-ʊki
Noun
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bookie
(
plural
bookies
)
(
informal
)
A
bookmaker
, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.
Synonyms
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turf accountant
Translations
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edit
]
bookmaker
—
see
bookmaker
Categories
:
English clippings
English words suffixed with -ie
English 2-syllable words
English terms with IPA pronunciation
English terms with audio links
Rhymes:English/ʊki
Rhymes:English/ʊki/2 syllables
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
English informal terms
en:Gambling
en:Occupations
en:People
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