bibliophile
/BIB-lee-uh-file/nouna person who loves or collects books
“A true bibliophile, she kept first editions in climate-controlled cases.”
- Synonyms
- book lover, collector
- Root
- phil- (love)
- Memory hook
- biblio (book) + phile (lover): book lover.
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