bookman

[ book-muhn, -man ]

/ ˈbʊk mən, -ˌmæn /

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a studious or learned man; scholar.

a person whose occupation is selling or publishing books.

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First recorded in 1575–85; book + -man

Brian Bookman picks 10 more books aimed to satisfy your craving for cravings.
11 Books of Drug-Fueled Escapades|Brian H. Bookman|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Nora Ephron was the first modern woman that agent Robert Bookman ever knew.
Nora Ephron: The First Modern Woman I Knew|Robert Bookman|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Bookman: "A more entertaining narrative whether in biography or fiction has not appeared in recent years."
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
The London Bookman wanted to find out if novelists generally drew their characters from actual people.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton

Milton Raison is a young writer, known especially to readers of The Bookman, whose verse has appeared in various magazines.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
The idea gradually took shape as a form of foundation, naturally to be called The Bookman Foundation, with a double purpose.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
In what way could The Bookman serve the interests of American literature in which it was not already serving them?
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton