Bookmaker

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bookmaker \Book"mak`er\, n.
     1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who
        gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Horse Racing) A betting man who "makes a book." See {To


        make a book}, under {Book}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bookmaker
       n 1: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds
            books
       2: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse
          races) [syn: {bookie}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "bookmaker":
     bagman, bibliognost, bibliographer, biblioklept, bibliolater,
     bibliomane, bibliomaniac, bibliopegist, bibliophage, bibliophile,
     bibliopole, bibliopolist, bibliotaph, bibliothec, bibliothecaire,
     bibliothecary, book agent, book collector, book printer,
     book publisher, book salesman, book-stealer, bookbinder,
     bookdealer, bookie, booklover, bookman, bookseller, bookworm,
     cataloger, chief librarian, college editor, copy editor, curator,
     dictionary editor, editor, editor-in-chief, executive editor,
     juvenile editor, layer, librarian, library director,
     managing editor, numbers runner, permissions editor, philobiblist,
     printer, production editor, publisher, reference editor,
     reference librarian, runner, textbook editor, trade editor