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bookie [ˈbʊkɪ] n
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) Informal short for bookmaker ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations bookie n (inf) → Buchmacher(in) m(f) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Chip Taylor is probably the only composer of a Troggs hit able to reel off anecdotes about placing bets with mob boss Meyer Lansky's bookies. Shoeless Joe Jackson haunted our clubhouse until last month; the infamous "Black Sox" allegedly threw the 1919 World Series for the benefit of bookies. Most of the sheriff's investigations begin with tips from disgruntled gamblers who claim to have been shortchanged, along with wives of self-destructive gamblers or bookies trying to eliminate competition, Herrera said. |
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bookie - a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)