'Bookmaker' definitions:
Definition of 'bookmaker'
(from WordNet)
noun
A maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
noun
A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: bookmaker, bookie]
Definition of 'Bookmaker'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'bookmaker'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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