Bibliovore

Quick meaning: Bibliovore is a noun meaning (uncommon) Someone or something that consumes books.

Meaning

(uncommon) Someone or something that consumes books.

More Meanings

1. (uncommon, figurative) Synonym of bookworm (“avid book reader”).

Example Sentences

Leisure asked a few Vancouver Sun writers and editors — arguably the city’s most voracious group of bibliovores — about their favorite browsing spots.

Virtually everything requested was provided except for the odd file that had been misindexed, mislaid, or consumed by the silverfish and other bibliovores that inhabit dark and dusty shelves.

I made to go, telling her how busy I had been, how meticulously I had assessed our collection for signs of damp or the predations of bibliovores, how particularly pleased I was to have spotted some small indications of silverfish in the old chest where we kept scraps of parchment.

The Librarian's a bibliovore. She eats the written word, absorbing and storing them within her, then accessing them at will. […] Much of what she makes goes into acquiring rare books, which she devours so she's the sole repository of their information, making it that much more valuable.

Word Forms

• bibliovores

Synonyms for bibliovore

Depending on context, synonyms include bibliophage, bookworm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include librovore, bibliophage, bloodfeeder, vermivore, fruitivore, mouthbreeder.

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