From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.
2. (Horse Racing) A betting man who ''makes a book.'' See {To make a book}, under {Book}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
2: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: {bookie}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "bookmaker": 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
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