booklover

[ book-luhv-er ]

noun

1. a person who enjoys reading books.

Word History and Origins

Origin of booklover¹

First recorded in 1860–65; book + lover

Example Sentences

This goal popped up so commonly that one suspects booklovers love buying books even more than reading them.

From Washington Post

He was a booklover, a numismatist, and a man of many gentle virtues.

From Project Gutenberg

HE booklover is distinguished from the reader as such by loving his books, and from the collector as such by reading them.

From Project Gutenberg

So let him who would know the joys and rewards of the booklover associate with well-made books.

From Project Gutenberg

Our age is producing its quota of good books, and these the booklover makes it his business to discover.

From Project Gutenberg

There one has a pleasant picture of a booklover, traveler, and friend.

From Project Gutenberg