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What is the difference between book-holder and bookman?

book-holder | bookman |

book-holder

Not English

Book-holder has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'book-holder':

backslider, backslidden, bookholder

bookman

English

Noun

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