bibliotaph

or bib·li·o·taphe

[ bib-lee-uh-taf, -tahf ]

noun
  1. a person who caches or hoards books.

Origin of bibliotaph

1
1815–25; biblio- + Greek táphos burial; see epitaph

Other words from bibliotaph

  • bib·li·o·taph·ic [bib-lee-uh-taf-ik], /ˌbɪb li əˈtæf ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby bibliotaph

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How to use bibliotaph in a sentence

  • Two interesting types of maniac are known respectively as the bibliotaph and the biblioclast.

    The Bibliotaph | Leon H. Vincent
  • The bibliotaph buries books; not literally, but sometimes with as much effect as if he had put his books underground.

    The Bibliotaph | Leon H. Vincent
  • The most genial lover of books who has walked city streets for many a day was a bibliotaph.

    The Bibliotaph | Leon H. Vincent
  • The dog-in-the-manger bibliotaph is the worst; he uses his books but little himself, and allows others to use them not at all.

    The Bibliotaph | Leon H. Vincent
  • The bibliotaph was mightily pleased with both: the one, he said, appealed to him æsthetically, the other dietetically.

    The Bibliotaph | Leon H. Vincent