bookman
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English bocman, from Old English bōcmann (“bookman, a holder of bookland”), equivalent to book + man.
Noun[edit]
bookman (plural bookmen)
- (historical, Old English law) One who held bookland.
- A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books.
- One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.
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