Bibliophile Definition

bĭblē-ə-fīl
bibliophiles
noun
bibliophiles
A lover of books.
American Heritage
A person who loves or admires books, esp. for their style of binding, printing, etc.
Webster's New World
A collector of books.
Webster's New World

One who loves books.

Wiktionary

One who obsessively collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bibliophile

Noun

Singular:
bibliophile
Plural:
bibliophiles

Origin of Bibliophile

  • First attested in 1824. From French bibliophile, from Ancient Greek βιβλιο- (biblio-, “of or pertaining to books”) + φίλος (philos, “beloved”).

    From Wiktionary

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