bibliophile

English

Etymology

First attested in 1824. From French bibliophile, from Ancient Greek βιβλιο- (biblio-, “of or pertaining to books”) + φίλος (philos, “beloved”).

Noun

bibliophile (plural bibliophiles)

1. One who loves books.
2. One who obsessively collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them.

Quotations

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Related terms

• bibliophilia

Translations

person who loves books

• Czech: bibliofil (cs) m
• Dutch: bibliofiel (nl)
• French: bibliophile (fr) m and f
• Greek: βιβλιόφιλος (el) (vivliófilos) m

• Ido: bibliofilo (io)
• Portuguese: bibliófilo (pt) m
• Spanish: bibliófilo (es) m
• Turkish: kitapsever (tr), bibliyofil (tr)

See also

• museophile
• bookworm