Bookie

/ˈbʊki/ noun

Definition

A person who takes bets on sports events and other competitions, usually for money; a bookmaker.

Etymology

Shortened form of 'bookmaker,' from 'book' (a record of bets) plus 'maker.' The 'book' refers to the record that bookmakers keep of all the bets they've accepted, originating in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Bookmakers literally kept physical books (ledgers) to track all their bets, so they became known as 'bookmakers'—and the nickname 'bookie' stuck even though modern bookies use computers instead of actual books, showing how old vocabulary persists long after the original technology disappears.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ አምራ
me-ts-ha-f a-mra
ARالعربية
مراهن على الكتب
mura-han ala al-kutub
BNবাংলা
গ্রন্থ বাজার
groon-tho ba-ja-ar
CACatalà
apustador de llibres
a-pus-ta-dor deh li-bres
CSČeština
sazkař
sa-zka-ř
DADansk
bogodds
bog-odds
DEDeutsch
Buchmacher
bokh-ma-cher
ELΕλληνικά
στοιχηματιστής βιβλίων
sto-i-che-ma-tis-tes vi-v-li-on
ESEspañol
apuestador de libros
a-pues-ta-dor deh lee-bros
FAفارسی
شرط‌بگیر کتاب
shar-t-be-gir ke-tab
FISuomi
kirjaprofeti
kir-ja-pro-fe-ti
FRFrançais
parisien des livres
pa-ri-zi-en deh lee-vruh
GUGU
પુસ્તક ખેલાડી
pustak khela-adi
HAHA
maganin littafi
ma-ga-nin lit-ta-fi
HEעברית
מוכר ספרים
mo-ker se-far-im
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तकें पर दांव लगाने वाला
pustaken par daanv lagane waala
HUMagyar
könyvfogadó
kö-nyvfó-gádó
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjudi buku
pen-ju-di boo-ku
IGIG
onye na-akwụkwọ
o-nye na-a-kw-u-kwọ
ITItaliano
apettador di libri
a-pet-ta-dor deh lee-bree
JA日本語
ブックメーカー
bukku me-ka-a
KKKK
кітап беттінші
kitaap bet-tin-shi
KMKM
ប្តូរ សៀវភៅ
bt-ou siev-bou
KO한국어
책 베팅꾼
chaek be-ting-g-un
MRMR
पुस्तकांवर लावणारे
pustak-aan-var la-va-na-re
MSBahasa Melayu
pertaruhan buku
per-ta-ru-han boo-ku
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် ပြိုင်
sa-a-uk p-r-oin
NLNederlands
boekmaker
bo-ek-ma-ker
NONorsk
bokmaker
bok-ma-ker
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬ ਪੈਸਾ
ki-tab pai-sa
PLPolski
bukmacher
bu-k-ma-cher
PTPortuguês
apuestador de livros
a-pues-ta-dor deh lee-vros
RORomână
casa de pariuri pe cărți
ka-sa deh pa-ri-u-ri pe car-ti
RUРусский
букмекер
buk-me-ker
SVSvenska
oddsmakare
odds-ma-kare
SWKiswahili
mchepu wa vitabu
m-che-pu wa vi-ta-bu
TAதமிழ்
நூல் பந்தயக்காரர்
noo-l pan-thay-a-ka-rar
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తకాలపై బెట్టింపు
pustaka-la-pai bet-tin-pu
THไทย
คนพนันหนังสือ
kon pon-nan nang-swee
TLTL
mang-a-wager sa mga aklat
man-ga-wa-ger sa mga ak-lat
TRTürkçe
kitap bahisçisi
ki-tap ba-his-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
букмекер
buk-me-ker
URاردو
کتابوں پر شرط لگانے والا
ki-ta-bon par shar-t la-ga-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người đặt cược sách
nguoi dat cuoc sach
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìwé
ọpọ̀ ìwé
ZH中文
赌书人
dǔ shū rén
ZUZU
umshayeli we-bhuku
um-sha-ye-li we-bhu-ku

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