Booker Meaning
/ˈbʊkɚ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who makes a reservation.
nounOne who records transactions, such as reservations.
Sentence Examples
At 79, Atwood is the oldest to win a Booker.
The Booker is awarded to the best English-language novel published in Britain and Ireland.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The concert ____ reserved the best seats for the VIP guests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ T. Washington was a famous American educator and author.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English bokere, from Old English bōcere (“scribe”), equivalent to book + -er. Modern sense influenced by the verb to book.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1988 May 7, Michael Bronski, “Out Of The Celluloid Closet”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
"What Booker doth prognosticate Concerning Kings or Kingdoms State […]"
— 1711, Martin Parker, William Wagstaffe (M.D.), The king enjoyes his own again:
"U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders."
— 2022 June 7, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The concert ____ reserved the best seats for the VIP guests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ T. Washington was a famous American educator and author.