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[syn: bookmaker, bookie]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: bookmaker, bookie]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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