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
Cincinnati is great for bibliophiles, as Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library has 41 locations, and more than 395,000 residents have library cards.
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
These are serious bibliophiles who’ve made reading a central part of their identity and are willing to travel across continents to find others who share that passion.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Honestly, for bibliophiles, is there a better weekend in spring than late April at the L.A. Times Festival of Books?
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Camila, a bibliophile, is deep in one of her animal books.
—Juan Vidal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
These are serious bibliophiles who’ve made reading a central part of their identity and are willing to travel across continents to find others who share that passion.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Honestly, for bibliophiles, is there a better weekend in spring than late April at the L.A. Times Festival of Books?
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Camila, a bibliophile, is deep in one of her animal books.
—Juan Vidal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bibliophile
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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
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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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At last year’s antiquarian fair, a single volume by Mr. Jones, a cookbook of recipes from fellow prisoners, sold for $20,000 to the University of California at Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, according to Mr. Kinmont, who handled the sale.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In some quarters, preservation is thought of as an antiquarian undertaking, a sentimental allegiance to structures that have ceased to function and so have relinquished their right to exist.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
12 Dec. 2024
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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