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Bookman

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who held bookland. Old-English, historical
  2. 2
    a male learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines wordnet
  3. 3
    A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books.
  4. 4
    One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.

Etymology

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

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