bookworm

book·worm

noun \ˈbu̇k-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

Related to BOOKWORM

Synonyms: nerd, dink [slang], dork [slang], geek, grind, swot [British], weenie, wonk

Related Words: double-dome, egghead, highbrow, intellectual; brain, genius; academic, bookman, scholar; gearhead, techie

Near Antonyms: goldbrick, goof-off, slacker, underachiever; lowbrow

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Rhymes with BOOKWORM

affirm, bagworm, bloodworm, budworm, confirm, cutworm, deworm, dew worm, earthworm, eelworm, flatworm, glowworm, heartworm, hookworm, hornworm, inchworm, infirm, long-term, lugworm, lungworm, midterm, pinworm, ringworm, roundworm, sandworm, screwworm, short-term, silkworm, tapeworm, webworm, woodworm