bookmaker
A person who prints or binds books.
Noun
- A person who prints or binds books.
- A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
- A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
Origin
From Middle English bokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book + maker. The gambling term came from the archaic phrase make book or make a book, used in 19th century England.