odds-maker

1. 1.

   someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)

   Synonymshandicapper

   Broadergambler

Questions about odds-maker

What does odds-maker mean?

odds-maker means "someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)".

How many syllables are in odds-maker?

odds-maker has 3 syllables and divides as odd-s-ma-ker under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for odds-maker?

Close synonyms include handicapper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.