oddsmaker
noun
odds·maker
| \ ˈädz-ˌmā-kər
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Definition of oddsmaker
: one who figures betting odds
Examples of oddsmaker in a Sentence
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The oddsmakers in Las Vegas also do not foresee the season going well: Miami has the worst preseason odds to win the AFC East (60/1), the AFC championship (250/1) and Super Bowl LIV (500/1) this season. — Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com, "Dolphins take 2019 season expectations by NFL analysts as sign of disrespect," 30 Aug. 2019 When Wimbledon rolled around, the oddsmakers pegged Auger-Aliassime as the sixth-favorite to win it, behind only Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, and the three men who have dominated the game for the past fifteen years—Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "Félix Auger-Aliassime Is Trying to Stay Calm," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oddsmaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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