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
In a time when bookworms have their own dedicated communities on platforms like YouTube and TikTok, and celebrities from Dua Lipa to Jenna Bush Hager uplift literature through their monthly book clubs, reading is definitely in the zeitgeist.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 June 2025
The former first lady and Hager's twin sister Barbara won't be at the Nashville event, but Hager hopes the festival will become a perennial destination for bookworms and page turners.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Tessa is a quintessential Midwestern high school bookworm who dreams of working for a famous publishing house.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Plus, all the bookworms in your life would certainly appreciate a DIY gesture.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 June 2025
The former first lady and Hager's twin sister Barbara won't be at the Nashville event, but Hager hopes the festival will become a perennial destination for bookworms and page turners.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Tessa is a quintessential Midwestern high school bookworm who dreams of working for a famous publishing house.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Plus, all the bookworms in your life would certainly appreciate a DIY gesture.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookworm
Noun
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This is the kind of thing that Jenkins, a journalist and prolific documentarian, specialized in: connecting the dots in a way that was insightful, enlightening, fun and pure catnip for cross-pop-cultural nerds.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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That distillery is a favorite of many whiskey nerds, mostly for its sourced whiskeys that are blended by Drew Kulsveen and his team.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Think Chicago Auto Show but for NASCAR devotees and all kinds of car geeks.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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The upcoming Alien television series crash landed into Comic-Con with a blockbuster Hall H panel that got thousands of geeks sitting on the edge of their seats to an encroaching otherworldly horror.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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