Bookmaker

['bʊkmeɪkə] or ['bʊk'mekɚ]

(noun.) a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races).

(noun.) a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books.

Typed by Bert--From WordNet

(n.) One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.

(n.) A betting man who "makes a book." See To make a book, under Book, n.

Typed by Betsy