bibliophile
/ˈbɪblɪə(ʊ)fʌɪl
/noun
A person who collects or has a great love of books.Though many bibliophiles would love to have a look at this collection, it has not been available in the market for long....
- The British Library is asking bibliophiles to adopt a book and save it for the nation.
- But then surprises always await bibliophiles at a book fair.
Synonyms
book lover
informal bookworm
rare bibliomaniac, bibliomane, bibliolater
Derivatives
bibliophilic
- Our publishers recognized this by publishing, simultaneously, a hard-copy version (which many libraries and bibliophilic readers still prefer) and a Web version, which will be updated two years hence.
- At his lovely retirement village, with the help of many friends as well as family, we had a wonderful bibliophilic party.
- His patient-centered teaching and his genteel, bibliophilic scholarship inspired later medical humanists.
bibliophily
- History of bibliophily reaches back to ancient times, while philately came into existence in the second half of the 19th century.
- It includes a great number of elements and during several centuries bibliophily takes not the least important place among them.
- Besides its aesthetic qualities, the all rag paper has the solidity and the homogeneity needed in bibliophily.
Origin
Early 19th century: from French, from Greek biblion 'book' + philos 'loving'.