"bookshelver" meaning in All languages combined

See bookshelver on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bookshelver.wav Forms: bookshelvers [plural]
Etymology: From book + shelver or bookshelf + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|book|shelver}} book + shelver, {{af|en|bookshelf|-er}} bookshelf + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookshelver (plural bookshelvers)
  1. A person who places or arranges books on shelves in a library etc. Categories (topical): Occupations, People

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