bibliophagistn.
/bɪblɪˈɒfədʒɪst/ A devourer of books.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > one devoted to reading
bookworm1580
helluo librorum1635
paper worm1646
reading machine1809
bibliophagist1881
1881 Sund. at Home 27 Aug. 552 That eminent bibliophagist, and printer of scarce tracts.
Derivatives
biblioˈphagic adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > reading > [adjective] > reading voraciously
book-devouring1814
bibliophagic1884
1884 Sund. at Home May 329 Men of enormous bibliophagic appetite.
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