as in bookseller
one who is keenly devoted to books a bibliolater who regards vandalism to a library as being equal to desecration of a church

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Noun
  • Each month, a different business, community organization, collective or mutual aid group chooses a book and recommends a bookseller then leads that month's discussion.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Austen sold the novel’s copyright to publisher and bookseller Thomas Egerton for £110.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For bibliophiles, these numbers are alarming.
    Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s my roundup of recent romance novels written by Latine authors that are sure to satisfy any bibliophile’s romance reading habit.
    Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Bibliolater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliolater. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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