English Explanatory Dictionary

bookman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who held bookland.
  2. A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books.
  3. One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

bookman bookmen Bookmans

Etymology

From Middle English bocman, from Old English bōcmann (“bookman, a holder of bookland”), equivalent to book + man.

Derived words

bookmanship
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