Bookmaker (Noun)
Meaning 1
A gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The bookmaker carefully stitched the pages together to create a beautiful leather-bound volume.
- As a bookmaker, she spent most of her days editing manuscripts and designing layouts.
- The bookmaker's workshop was filled with the smell of ink and paper as he worked on his latest project.
- The publisher hired a skilled bookmaker to oversee the production of their new bestseller.
- After years of working as a bookmaker, she decided to start her own publishing company.