as in bookseller
one who is keenly devoted to books
for bibliophiles, no electronic device could possibly give the tactile pleasure of a beautifully bound book
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Recent Examples of bibliophile
But instead, every new piece of intel about the film, which stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff, leaves serious bibliophiles feeling left out in the cold.
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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
The shop’s stock is evenly divided between fiction and nonfiction, with a wide range of authors and topics to explore—and with prices ranging anywhere from 50 cents to $5,000, there’s truly something for every bibliophile.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
The shop’s stock is evenly divided between fiction and nonfiction, with a wide range of authors and topics to explore—and with prices ranging anywhere from 50 cents to $5,000, there’s truly something for every bibliophile.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bibliophile
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The national bookseller earlier this month announced plans to open four stores in the Chicago area by summertime.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The bookseller also opened its newest store in Orange, switching from its previous location off Main Street across the street from MainPlace Mall to the former Van’s Skate Park at the Outlets at Orange.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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Martin Farquhar Tupper, a poet and an antiquarian favored by Queen Victoria, argued that Rapa Nui was the remnant of a lost continent whose people had perished.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mac antiquarians will be pleased to know that ClamXAV, K7 AntiVirus, and Panda Dome Essential all go back more than 10 years, to Yosemite (10.10).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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“Bibliophile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliophile. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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