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bookie
noun as in gambler
Weak matches
noun as in gamester
Example Sentences
England's Maro Itoje – a Test starter on the last two tours - is a contender in this mould and is one of the favourites with the bookies.
But, according to the UK bookies, Vinicius Jr is the odds-on favourite.
Jenrick - the bookies’ favourite to win - said he would rebuild “a new Conservative party”, an echo of New Labour in the 1990s.
Somehow, though, he managed to run up sizable debts, at times selling memorabilia to satisfy his bookies.
Unbeaten De La Salle is such a heavy favorite to win Division 1 that the bookies in Las Vegas probably wouldn’t have taken any bets.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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