bookworm
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book·worm

noun \ˈbk-ˌwərm\

Definition of BOOKWORM

: a person unusually devoted to reading and study

Examples of BOOKWORM

  1. She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
  2. <a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity>

First Known Use of BOOKWORM

1592

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