as in bookseller
one who is keenly devoted to books
a bookman since toddlerhood, he's never shown much interest in television or video games
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Recent Examples of bookman
Subsequent chapters explore great bookmen of the Renaissance, from the Florentine tradesman Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Flemish illuminator Simon Bening to the English antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton — manuscript obsessives all.
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Bruce Holsinger,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2023
Once asked to describe himself, McMurtry called himself a writer, a screenwriter — and perhaps most significantly, a bookman.
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Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2021
As bookmen and women became intelligence agents, the ordinary activities of librarianship—acquisition, cataloguing, and reproduction—became fraught with mystery, uncertainty, and even danger.
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Time,
3 Jan. 2020
Books would come in monthly, 10 or 15 at a time, carefully packed as only a bookman can pack books, and Dimunation would open them, eager for the riches inside.
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Jorge Dionis,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2013
Bruce Holsinger,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2023
Once asked to describe himself, McMurtry called himself a writer, a screenwriter — and perhaps most significantly, a bookman.
—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2021
As bookmen and women became intelligence agents, the ordinary activities of librarianship—acquisition, cataloguing, and reproduction—became fraught with mystery, uncertainty, and even danger.
—
Time,
3 Jan. 2020
Books would come in monthly, 10 or 15 at a time, carefully packed as only a bookman can pack books, and Dimunation would open them, eager for the riches inside.
—
Jorge Dionis,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookman
Noun
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Noelle is a bookseller with the goal of becoming a librarian, in a nod to Forest's own professional background.
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On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
Noun
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The weekend-afternoon sales events became a phenomenon, drawing crowds to marvel at his wide-ranging tastes — not just hardcore music geeks or bibliophiles, but appreciators of New York cultural lore.
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The complex caters to kiddos with crafts and dress-up clothes, while bibliophiles peruse Wilder's belongings and television show memorabilia.
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On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
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This copy of Bede’s history went to renowned English antiquarian Thomas Phillipps.
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“Bookman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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