ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Linemaker

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Linemaker is a noun meaning An employee of a gambling establishment who sets the line, or spread.

Meaning

An employee of a gambling establishment who sets the line, or spread.

Example Sentences

Mike Battaglia, who is the public handicapper for The Louisville Courier-Journal, the linemaker for Churchill Downs and an analyst on NBC’s Kentucky Derby telecasts, described his own recent record in the Derby this way: “Bad. Just bad.”

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include linesperson, linemate, lugger, oddsmaker, lineswoman, lineworker.

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