bookman

A noun referring to a learned person, especially in the humanities, who has gained mastery in one or more disciplines through long study.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für einen gelehrten Menschen, besonders in den Geisteswissenschaften, der durch langes Studium Meisterschaft in einer oder mehreren Disziplinen erlangt hat.

1. A learned person C1 formal

   A person who is deeply knowledgeable and well-read, especially in academic or literary fields.

   • The professor was a true bookman, with a vast library in his study.
   • As a bookman, he could discuss philosophy, history, and literature with equal ease.
   • The conference attracted many bookmen from universities around the world.

   🇩🇪Gelehrter

   Synonyme: academiceruditeintellectuallearned personsavantscholar

• bookmen plural form
• bookmen's possessive plural form
• bookman's possessive singular form