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ODDS-MAKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does odds-maker mean?
• ODDS-MAKER (noun)
The noun ODDS-MAKER has 1 sense:
1. someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
Familiarity information: ODDS-MAKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
handicapper; odds-maker
Hypernyms ("odds-maker" is a kind of...):
gambler (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)
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