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bibliophile

[bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil] / ˈbɪb li əˌfaɪl, -fɪl /
NOUN
bookworm
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Best known for his diaries, the tailor's son was also a bibliophile who bequeathed his large library to the University of Cambridge's Magdalene College.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

He was a Christian Zionist and bibliophile, who by all accounts knew the land of Israel better than many of the Jews who lived there.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2023

Through the late 1940s and mid-50s, this world-famous poet shared a suite of rooms with the witty, wheelchair-bound bibliophile John Hayward.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

Like many wayfaring hopefuls, Adam Clark Vroman, an ex-railroad worker, bibliophile and photographer, was lured to California by its sense of possibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Aldus had powerful supporters in these ventures, among them being Jean Grolier, the famous bibliophile, who for many years was resident in Italy as Treasurer of the Duchy of Milan.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)




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