bookman
See also: Bookman
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English bocman, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English bōcmann (“bookman, a holder of bookland”), equivalent to book + man.
Noun
bookman (plural bookmen)
- (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.