"bookman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bookmen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bocman, from Old English bōcmann (“bookman, a holder of bookland”), equivalent to book + man. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bocman}} Middle English bocman, {{inh|en|ang|bōcmann||bookman, a holder of bookland}} Old English bōcmann (“bookman, a holder of bookland”), {{compound|en|book|man}} book + man Head templates: {{en-noun|bookmen}} bookman (plural bookmen)
  1. (historical, Old English law) One who held bookland. Tags: Old-English, historical
    Sense id: en-bookman-en-noun-PcK2nyUl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 9 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 59 13 28 Topics: law
  2. A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books.
    Sense id: en-bookman-en-noun-005btE16
  3. One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-bookman-en-noun-xCk581aP Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 16 47

Inflected forms

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