bookman

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bocman, from Old English bōcmann (“bookman, a holder of bookland”), equivalent to book +‎ man. === Noun === bookman (plural bookmen) (historical, Old English law) One who held bookland. A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. ==== Derived terms ====