About The Word Bookworm
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Bookworm
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What's The Definition Of Bookworm?
[n] someone who spends a great deal of time reading
[n] a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Synonyms | Synonyms for Bookworm: pedant | scholastic Related Terms | Find terms related to Bookworm: bibliognost | bibliographer | biblioklept | bibliolater | bibliolatrist | bibliomane | bibliomaniac | bibliopegist | bibliophage | bibliophile | bibliophilist | bibliopole | bibliopolist | bibliotaph | bibliothec | bibliothecaire | bibliothecary | book agent | book collector | book printer | book publisher | book salesman | bookbinder | bookdealer | booklover | bookmaker | bookman | bookseller | book-stealer | cataloger | chief librarian | college editor | copy editor | curator | dictionary editor | editor | editor-in-chief | executive editor | failing student | greasy grind | grind | juvenile editor | librarian | library director | managing editor | mugger | overachiever | permissions editor | philobiblist | printer | production editor | publisher | reference editor | reference librarian | swotter | textbook editor | trade editor | underachiever See Also | intellect | intellectual | purist | reader Bookworm In Webster's Dictionary \Book"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is
injurious to books. Many species are known.
2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study;
a reader without appreciation.
I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere
a bookworm as any there. --Pope.
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