"booker" meaning in English

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        "One who makes a reservation."
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        "One who records transactions, such as reservations."
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          "ref": "1711, Martin Parker, William Wagstaffe (M.D.), The king enjoyes his own again:",
          "text": "What Booker doth prognosticate Concerning Kings or Kingdoms State […]",
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        "(obsolete) A scholar; a scribe."
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