bookworm (noun)

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• bookworm — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who enjoys and spends much time reading …   English terms dictionary

• bookworm — noun Date: 1592 a person unusually devoted to reading and study …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bookworm — noun a) Any of various insects that infest books. b) An avid book reader …   Wiktionary

• bookworm — noun 1》 informal a person who enjoys reading. 2》 the larva of a wood boring beetle which feeds on the paper and glue in books …   English new terms dictionary

• bookworm — noun (C) 1 someone who likes reading very much 2 an insect that eats books …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bookworm — UK [ˈbʊkˌwɜː(r)m] / US [ˈbʊkˌwɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms bookworm : singular bookworm plural bookworms informal someone who enjoys reading books and spends a lot of time doing it …   English dictionary

• bookworm — book|worm [ buk,wɜrm ] noun count INFORMAL someone who enjoys reading books and spends a lot of time doing it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bookworm — [ˈbʊkˌwɜːm] noun [C] informal someone who spends a lot of time reading books …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• bookworm — /ˈbʊkwɜm / (say bookwerm) noun 1. any of various insects that feed on books. 2. a person closely addicted to reading or study …  

• bookhound — noun An enthusiastic reader of books. Syn: bibliophile, bookworm …   Wiktionary

• helluo librorum — noun /ˌhɛljʊəʊ lᵻˈbɹɔːɹəm,ˌhɛljuoʊ ləˈbɻɔə̆ɻəm/ <ref name= OED /> An obsessive and insatiable bookworm.<ref name= OED /> There is surely some point beyond which the acquisition of other men’s thoughts must not be carried. This we say… …   Wiktionary