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BOOKIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bookie mean?
• BOOKIE (noun)
The noun BOOKIE has 1 sense:
1. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
Familiarity information: BOOKIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bookie; bookmaker
Hypernyms ("bookie" is a kind of...):
gambler (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)
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