bibliomaniac

noun

as in bookseller
one who is keenly devoted to books an incorrigible bibliomaniac, he's already bought more books than anyone could read in a lifetime

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bibliomaniac
  1. bookseller
  2. bibliophile
  3. antiquarian
  4. bookman
Noun
  • Eileen Tyrrell, a 27-year-old bookseller, pulled the cushions off her couch to arrange makeshift seating in her Brooklyn apartment.
    — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • Lined with vintage and contemporary titles curated by a local bookseller, the space combines olive leather sofas, antler chandeliers, and warm Southern design to create an inviting retreat made for lingering over a good read.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of bookseller
Noun
  • The tradition began in 2009, Obama’s first summer in the White House, annually prompting bibliophiles to compare notes.
    — Ela Jalil, Washington Post, 31 July 2026
  • Guangchen Chen, an assistant professor of Chinese literature and culture at Emory University in Atlanta, said more bibliophiles and private collectors in China can now afford items that official institutions won’t touch.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of bibliophile
Noun
  • According to Consorte, the Vatican letter also backs the theory that the statue was made by an antiquarian from Naples, working with the same farmer who claimed to have found it.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
  • On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of antiquarian
Noun
  • Subsequent chapters explore great bookmen of the Renaissance, from the Florentine tradesman Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Flemish illuminator Simon Bening to the English antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton — manuscript obsessives all.
    — Bruce Holsinger, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Once asked to describe himself, McMurtry called himself a writer, a screenwriter — and perhaps most significantly, a bookman.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
Definition of bookman
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