6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
noun a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English -ie English bookie From book + -ie.
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