Librovore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Librovore is a noun meaning Synonym of bookworm.
Meaning
Synonym of bookworm.
Example Sentences
What will die-hard librovores — which make up the Kindle faithful — think of their beloved e-reader suddenly becoming more computer than book?
Jim Shields, the well-known bibliophag (or shall we say librovore), tells us that at 1303 North Second street he has seen the following sign, well-made and neatly painted: When Alliterations Are Completed, etc.
Like any honest bibliophag—or shall I say librovore—I can never see anyone reading a book without a passion to find out, by means foul or fair, what it is. So I stopped and said, “Well, Sister, what are you reading?”
Slogans remind us, Logan Pearsall Smith’s Unforgotten Years has been postponed until the New Year: but you can put in the time reading Mr. Smith’s Life and Letters of Sir Henry Wotton written long ago but recently revived among a few librovores.
Word Forms
- librovores
Synonyms for librovore
Depending on context, synonyms include bibliophage, bibliophile, bibliovore, bookworm, librophile.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bibliovore, bibliophage, bloodfeeder, larvivore, vermivore, ranivore.
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