What does bookworm mean?
Bookworm means Any of various insects that infest books..
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/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ · noun
Any of various insects that infest books..
“This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.
Use bookworm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bookworm means Any of various insects that infest books..
Common synonyms include bibliophage, bibliophile, bibliovore, book lover.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.
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