noun · rare

bibliophile

bibliophile · bibliophiles

бібліофіл, книголюб

книголюб, библиофил

Bücherfreund, Bücherfreundin, Bücherliebhaber, Bücherliebhaberin

One who loves booksOne who loves books.

UK/ˈbɪblɪəˌfaɪl/US/ˈbɪb li əˌfaɪl/

» Tom is a bibliophile.

Tom ist ein Bücherliebhaber.

Tom ist ein Bücherfreund.

Tom ist ein Büchernarr.

Tom ist ein Bibliophiler.

Том - библиофил.

Том — бібліофіл.

Meaning

3 senses

One who loves books.
Bücherfreund, Bücherfreundin, Bücherliebhaber
книголю́бknigoljúb, библиофи́лbibliofíl
бібліофі́лbibliofíl, книголю́бknyholjúb
someone who loves (and usually collects) books
One who collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them.
(rare)One who loves the Bible.

Examples

2 sentences

Tom is a bibliophile.
Том — бібліофіл.
ruТом - библиофил.
deTom ist ein Bücherliebhaber.
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I'm a bibliophile.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

person who loves books — see also book lover:

Русский

By meaning 1

person who loves books — see also book lover:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

person who loves books — see also book lover:

Origin

First attested in 1820. From biblio- + -phile (from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper

First attested in 1820. From biblio- + -phile (from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”)), probably after French bibliophile.

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