booker
nounattested in dialogue
One who makes a reservation.
noun
- 1
One who makes a reservation.
With independent movie theaters closing and larger conglomerates taking over smaller conglomerates, many people were worried that Boston may have seen the end of the small, alternative film festival. But this year USA Cinemas, and the premiere booker George Mansour, have done it again with the fourth annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
- 2
One who records transactions, such as reservations.
- 3
obsoleteA scholar; a scribe.
What Booker doth prognosticate Concerning Kings or Kingdoms State […]
Etymology
From Middle English bokere, from Old English bōcere (“scribe”), equivalent to book + -er. Modern sense influenced by the verb to book.
Forms
- plural
- bookers