bookmaker

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbʊkmeɪkə/|/ˈbɵkmɛjkə/    美 /ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who prints or binds books.
  2. A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
  3. A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

词形变化

bookmakers plural

词汇关系

相关词
make a book sportsbook betting shop bookbinding

词源

From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.
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