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bookman
(ˈbʊkˌmæn)n, pl -men
1. a student or scholar
2. a bookseller
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book•man
(ˈbʊk mən, -ˌmæn)n., pl. -men (-mən, -ˌmɛn)
1. a person whose occupation is creating, selling or publishing books.
2. a studious or learned person; scholar.
[1575–85]
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| Noun | 1. |  bookman - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplinesintellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively academician, schoolman - a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation alumna, alumnus, graduate, grad, alum - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) Arabist - a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture bibliographer - someone trained in compiling bibliographies Dr., doctor - a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics" goliard - a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs historian, historiographer - a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it humanist - a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts learned person, pundit, savant, initiate - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field Islamist - a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies licentiate - holds a license (degree) from a (European) university Masorete, Masorite, Massorete - a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah) master - someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution mujtihad - an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts musicologist - a student of musicology bookworm, pedant, scholastic - a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit philomath - a lover of learning philosopher - a specialist in philosophy post doc, postdoc - a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree reader - a person who enjoys reading Renaissance man - a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics generalist, Renaissance man - a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist" salutatorian, salutatory speaker - a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises scholiast - a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author) medieval Schoolman, Schoolman - a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism Shakespearean, Shakespearian - a Shakespearean scholar Sinologist - a student of Chinese history and language and culture theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology valedictorian, valedictory speaker - the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement Vedist - a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas |
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