Associations to the word «Bookman»

Wiktionary

BOOKMAN, noun. (Old English Law) One who held bookland.
BOOKMAN, noun. A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student; one who is more familiar with books than with people and things.
BOOKMAN, noun. One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.

Dictionary definition

BOOKMAN, noun. A learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke