"bookman" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-bookman-en-noun-PcK2nyUl Disambiguation of Occupations: 42 14 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 9 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 4 34 Topics: law
  2. A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-bookman-en-noun-005btE16 Disambiguation of Occupations: 42 14 44
  3. One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-bookman-en-noun-xCk581aP Disambiguation of Occupations: 42 14 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bookmanship

Inflected forms

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