bibliophile
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- bibliophilic adjective
- bibliophilism noun
- bibliophilistic adjective
- bibliophily noun
Etymology
Origin of bibliophile
Example Sentences
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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
Francesco, a dashing young Italian bibliophile, knew Pablo Picasso and showed the painter Pamela’s pictures at dinner one night at the Bianco apartment.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022
Carmen grew up devouring her opera-loving, bibliophile father’s books — he had a capacious library of the classics — and “in a Catholic bubble,” she told The Financial Times in 2020.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2022
Mr Shepherd considers it likely the book was in the safekeeping of bibliophile Harry Elkins Widener.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
For over six months the forlorn bibliophile remained away from the Lady of the Breviary.
From The Unpublishable Memoirs by Rosenbach, A. S. W.
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