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

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery