Country Bookie Definition & Meaning

bookie meaning  Meaning: A person who takes bets, particularly on horse racing Origin: The name Bookie originates from British slang and is associated with the gambling world  Where does the noun bookie come from? The earliest known use of the noun bookie is in the late 1700s OED's earliest evidence for bookie is from 1787, in the

one who accepts and pays off bets at agreed-upon odds, 1885, a colloquial shortening of… See origin and meaning of bookie  Translate Bookie See authoritative translations of Bookie in Spanish with example sentences and audio pronunciations

bookie One who collects bets and pays those who win A shortening of bookmaker Back when I had a gambling problem, I practically had my bookie on speed dial See bookie bookies - noun a gambler who accepts and pays off bets bookies