bibliophile
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- noun
- /ˈbɪbliəˌfaɪl/
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bibliófilo
- Michall Jeffers is an accomplished cultural journalist and an avowed bibliophile.
- Russian bibliophiles
And he was a real bibliophile.
- And he was a real bibliophile.
- Demetrius bibliophile slash OG data hoarder.
Examples
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Unless you belong to a book club or associate with a bunch of bibliophiles, with whom are you going to share what you learned from books?
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It's always interesting to read what other bibliophiles and writers have to say on the subject.
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But, up to then, I was a bibliophile, and still am.
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His example turned me into a bibliophile.
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Growing up in a family of bibliophiles, that concept has always been completely alien to me.
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We bibliophiles are reduced to finding bad reasons for what we believe on instinct.
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Rob, a self-confessed bibliophile, is without any hope of rehabilitation.
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Some bibliophiles specialize in gothic novels... others in books of hours.
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As avid readers and bibliophiles, we fell in love with the beautiful line drawings in the books in our family library.
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As a devoted bibliophile, she spent her weekends exploring antique bookstores for rare editions.
Synonyms
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A person who enjoys looking at books and magazines for pleasure
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A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time with books
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A person who loves reading and collecting books
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A person who regularly reads books for pleasure
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A person who likes reading and collecting books
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A person who loves books and reads or collects many of them
A person who reads many books for pleasure
How Book-Loving
Surface Forms
Morphology
bibliophile = biblio + phile
The meaning is compositional as 'book' + 'lover', but both parts are learned combining forms rather than ordinary standalone English words, so it is not fully transparent to an average learner.
Etymology
Bibliophile comes from Greek parts biblio meaning 'book' and phile meaning 'lover', the same element you see in audiophile. So a bibliophile is simply a 'book-lover' who loves or collects books.