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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Arthur was originally a scholar of the Elizabethan drama—a professor at Boston University for a number of years before moving to London and working for Quaritch, one of the oldest bookseller firms in the world focusing on antiquarian books.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025 -
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
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Cincinnati is great for bibliophiles, as Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library has 41 locations, and more than 395,000 residents have library cards.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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For bibliophiles, these numbers are alarming.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Bibliolater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliolater. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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