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Noun: bookie  bû-kee
Usage: informal (=bookmaker)
  1. A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
    "The bookie took bets on the upcoming championship fight";
    - bookmaker, turf accountant [Brit]

Derived forms: bookies

Type of: gambler

Encyclopedia: Bookie, Mike