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book-reader

book-reader

1 1.0
A person who regularly reads books for pleasure
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌriːdər/
translation icon : lector de libros
  • Sandman, Doc Frankenstein, Shaolin Cowboy, and Action Philosophers were all I read my first two years as a "comic book reader."
  • comic book reader
  • many book readers

But I realized I'm like, I'm not the biggest book reader.

Examples

  • We also queried book readers in our national survey how they had obtained the most recent book they read (in any format).

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  • Yes, please post the link to your blog. I'm a huge book reader and always fascinated by what you write, even though I might not agree in the utmost details.

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  • "You guys all go on outside, and I'll stay here with the book readers and video players and the-"

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Given Amazon's perspective on this, as a book reader, I am seriously going to start considering buying my books elsewhere.

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  • With regard to "Boy" book readers already know that Ramsay is first introduced under the guise of an alternate identity.

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  • It's all I ever heard about in 8th grade, and even now as my cat grooms rather carelessly in front of my computer, it is STILL all I ever hear about from some of my fellow book-readers.

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  • As a retailer, I'm going to back you up on this, Kim: reprinting CEREBUS really needs to start from at or near the beginning if it's going to be a commercial success among graphic novel and book readers.

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  • When we asked book readers in our national survey how, in general, they prefer to get their books, we found that a majority of print readers (54%) and readers of e-books (61%) say they prefer to purchase their own copies of these books rather than borrow them from somewhere else.

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  • Comic book readers are very familiar with Tony Stark's multi-ringed nemesis, but those who know this corner of the Marvel universe only from the movies can now bow their heads in subjugation before a new acquaintance.

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  • As an avid book reader, she spends every weekend at the library exploring new authors.

Synonyms

reader
vsbook-reader
679 1.0

A person who enjoys looking at books and magazines for pleasure

is focused on reading printed works regularly as a hobby or habit
bookworm
vsbook-reader
14 3.2

A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time with books

is regular habit reading rather than intense time spent for pleasure
book lover
vsbook-reader
3 1.4

A person who loves reading and collecting books

is mainly a regular reading habit rather than collecting or owning items
bibliophile
vsbook-reader
2 8.8

A person who loves books and collects them, often rare or old

is regular reading as a hobby rather than collecting rare high quality items
booklover
vsbook-reader
1 2.5

A person who likes reading and collecting books

is mainly a regular reading habit rather than focusing on collecting items
avid book-reader
vsbook-reader
3.2

A person who reads many books for pleasure

is regular hobby reading rather than very high volume enthusiasm

Antonyms

7.8

A person who cannot read or reads very little

How Avid

bibliophile
2 8.8
book-reader
1 1.0

Surface Forms

book-reader singular
book-readers plural

Morphology

book-reader = book + reader (transparent) = book + reader

Direct compound of 'book' + 'reader'; a B1 learner who knows both components can infer 'a person who reads books'.

Etymology

Book-reader comes from the two simple words book ('a set of pages with writing') and reader ('one who reads'). So a book-reader is literally someone who regularly reads books.