bibliophile
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- bibliophilic adjective
- bibliophilism noun
- bibliophilistic adjective
- bibliophily noun
Etymology
Origin of bibliophile
Example Sentences
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In 1895, Adam Clark Vroman, an ex-railroad worker, bibliophile and photographer, new to the San Gabriel Valley, partnered with J.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 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
As something of a bibliophile, I found cutting pictures out of books appalling, but newspaper work hardens even the most sensitive soul.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
Mr Shepherd considers it likely the book was in the safekeeping of bibliophile Harry Elkins Widener.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
A bibliophile, the lover of books, is the only one in the class who appears to read them for his own pleasure.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac
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