bookman

[ book-muhn, -man ]
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noun,plural book·men [book-muhn, -men]. /ˈbʊk mən, -ˌmɛn/.
  1. a studious or learned man; scholar.

  2. a person whose occupation is selling or publishing books.

Origin of bookman

1
First recorded in 1575–85; book + -man

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How to use bookman in a sentence

  • The idea gradually took shape as a form of foundation, naturally to be called The bookman Foundation, with a double purpose.

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  • In what way could The bookman serve the interests of American literature in which it was not already serving them?

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