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The definition of a bibliophile is a person who collects books or who has a great love of books.

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A librarian with a huge book collection is an example of a bibliophile.

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See bibliophile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who loves or admires books, esp. for their style of binding, printing, etc.
a collector of books

Origin: biblio- + -phile

Also bibliophilist

Related Forms:

bibliophilic adjective
bibliophilism noun or bibliophily

See bibliophile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A lover of books.
A collector of books.

Related Forms:

bibˌli·ophˈi·lism noun

bibˌli·ophˌi·lisˈtic adjective

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