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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo k-muh n, -man]
- /ˈbʊk mən, -ˌmæn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boo k-muh n, -man]
- /ˈbʊk mən, -ˌmæn/
Definitions of bookman word
- noun bookman a student or scholar 3
- noun bookman a bookseller 3
- noun bookman a literary or scholarly man 3
- noun bookman a man whose work is making, publishing, or selling books 3
- noun plural bookman a studious or learned man; scholar. 1
- noun plural bookman a person whose occupation is selling or publishing books. 1
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Origin of bookman
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; book + -man
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bookman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bookman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bookman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bookman
noun bookman
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- sage — Alain René [a-lan ruh-ney] /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.
- scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
Antonyms for bookman
noun bookman
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
Top questions with bookman
- who played bookman on good times?
- what happened to bookman from good times?
- where is bookman from good times?
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