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 
Synonyms: 
  - booklover
 - book lover
 - bibliophilist
 - bibliolater
 - book collector
 - antiquarian
 - book nut
 - bibliomaniac
 - bookworm
 - reader
 
Other Word Forms of Bibliophile
Noun
Singular:
 bibliophilePlural:
 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”).
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