Associations to the word «Bookie»

Wiktionary

BOOKIE, noun. (informal) A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.

Dictionary definition

BOOKIE, noun. A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke