Bibliophile Definition
bĭblē-ŏfə-lĭst
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
The definition of a bibliophile is a person who collects books or who has a great love of books.
A librarian with a huge book collection is an example of a bibliophile.
YourDictionary
One who loves books.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- booklover
- book lover
- bibliophilist
- bibliolater
- book collector
- antiquarian
- book nut
- bibliomaniac
- bookworm
- reader
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Other Word Forms of Bibliophile
Noun
Singular:
bibliophile
Plural:
bibliophilesOrigin of Bibliophile
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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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