bookman
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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)
- (Old English Law) One who held bookland.
- A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student; one who is more familiar with books than with people and things.
- One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.
