as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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Recent Examples of bookworm
Kinokuniya is a bookworm’s dream with art tomes, manga, niche magazines, and all sorts of other genres, not to mention an extremely satisfying array of pens, journals, and art supplies for sale.
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
Cooper’s performance as a sweet, lovable bookworm is among his most endearing turns.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
This one's for the bookworms, teachers' pets, overachievers, and gal pals everywhere.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Parque de El Retiro is the city’s breathing room, where mornings belong to joggers and tai chi practitioners; afternoons to bookworms and guitar players.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
Cooper’s performance as a sweet, lovable bookworm is among his most endearing turns.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
This one's for the bookworms, teachers' pets, overachievers, and gal pals everywhere.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Parque de El Retiro is the city’s breathing room, where mornings belong to joggers and tai chi practitioners; afternoons to bookworms and guitar players.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookworm
Noun
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Catchers need breaks, and regression is every baseball nerd’s favorite word.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Showrunner Tony Tost was truly an angel, and everyone on board were such freak-ass nerds about TV and cinema, and were so excited to share all these reference points with me, like Colombo.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Noun
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For the theater geeks, watch experimental shows at the Fringe Festival.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Some questions are for casual fans; others are strictly for the hardcore geeks.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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