booker

Talent engagement coordinator

A booker is someone who arranges engagements or reservations.

In entertainment, a booker schedules performers for venues, festivals, or tours: The booker got us three gigs in Austin.

In travel or hospitality, a booker handles reservations.

The term also applies to someone who takes bets for a bookmaker. (Capitalized Booker is a surname or proper noun.)

events

venue

Place of occurrence

coordination · schedule · entertainment · registration · conference · festival · gala · seminar · speaker · act

talent

audition

Trial performance for selection

  • castingShaping through liquid form
  • scoutOne who reconnoiters
  • agentOne who acts independently

headhunter · discovery · performer · artist · signing · manager · promoter · recruitment · showbiz · representation

reservations

reservation

Advance arrangement to hold

table · guests · availability · confirmation · check-in · front desk · concierge · receptionist · travel · hospitality

wrestling

bump

Slight collision or protrusion

  • blindLacking the sense of sight
  • buryPlace beneath soil
  • bladingSkating on inline wheels

work · heat · draw · mark · pop · juice · sell · angle · shoot · spot

betting

bookie

One who takes wagers

  • oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
  • wagerStake on uncertainty
  • betRisked stake on outcome

turf · racing · gambling

Categories
Opposites
role in entertainment industry

bookerperformer

One who entertains audiences

talent · artist · act · entertainer · musician

business function

bookercanceler

One who voids agreements

no-show · canceller

Phrases
Family

book, notebook, booked, textbook, booking, handbook, guidebook, storybook, yearbook

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G