bibliopegist

noun

bib·​li·​op·​e·​gist ˌbi-blē-ˈä-pə-jist 

plural -s

: bookbinder

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from obsolete French bibliopégiste, from French biblio- + obsolete French -pégiste (from Greek pēgnynai to fasten together + French -iste -ist)

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