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bookwright

bookwright noun: a maker or writer of books; an author.

Noun

bookwright (plural bookwrights)

  1. A maker or writer of books; an author.
    • This is truly to be Carnifex papiri, A murderer of paper, as [Matthias Flacius] Illyricus cõmonly calleth the Zuinglians. this is in deede to be Miſerabilis librifex, A miſerable bookevvright, as [Martin] Luther malapertly nameth king Henry [VIII], a learned prince and of famous memory.1583, William Rainolds, “The Preface to the Reader”, in A Refutation of Sundry Reprehensions, Cauils, and False Sleightes, by Which M. [William] Whitaker Laboureth to Deface the Late English...
    • Where the personal feelings were not engaged, it was also an agreeable pastime to follow his destructive feats; see him annihilate a poetaster, or insinuate away the pretensions of a book-wright.1853, Henry Theodore Tuckerman, “Mental Portraits; Or, Studies of Character”, in The Reviewer: Lord Jeffrey, page 219

Examples of bookwright in a sentence

  • They wished to pass for men of the world, and not for vulgar bookwrights.1880, Frederick Denison Maurice, The Friendship of Books, page 18:
  • Not the Israelis but the National Library of Canada versus the bookwrights — makers of limited-edition, handmade books.1999 March 26, “Bookwrights balk again at library’s interference”, in The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: Pacific Press, Southam Inc., page B8:

Forms of bookwright

pluralbookwrights
alternative formbook-wright

Origin of bookwright

From book + wright.

Questions about bookwright

What does bookwright mean?
Bookwright means a maker or writer of books; an author.
How do you use bookwright in a sentence?
They wished to pass for men of the world, and not for vulgar bookwrights.
What part of speech is bookwright?
Bookwright is a noun.
What is the plural of bookwright?
The plural of bookwright is bookwrights.

Words near bookwright in the dictionary

  1. bookworm
  2. bookwormish
  3. bookwormism
  4. bookworms
  5. bookwormy
  6. bookwright
  7. bookwrights
  8. bookwriting
  9. booky
  10. bool
  11. Boola

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