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
Folds, a slight figure in bookworm glasses and with haystack hair, called back.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
For bookworms drawn to the author’s characters, Quindlen also teases that Polly is sure to leave a lasting impression.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hatchard's, one of the oldest book shops in England, is a bookworm's paradise, with five stories full of every genre imaginable.
—Ellen Lecompte, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
If your young bookworm chooses to read 50 books before the first day of school, that’s wonderful!
—Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
For bookworms drawn to the author’s characters, Quindlen also teases that Polly is sure to leave a lasting impression.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hatchard's, one of the oldest book shops in England, is a bookworm's paradise, with five stories full of every genre imaginable.
—Ellen Lecompte, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
If your young bookworm chooses to read 50 books before the first day of school, that’s wonderful!
—Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookworm
Noun
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Superman and Lex Luthor have technically had a child together for decades in the comics, but as many a gay nerd has joked on the internet this year, Nicholas Hoult’s Lex finally seems like a Lex who would baby-trap Superman.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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That bourbon, like all subsequent releases, was aged at Camp Nelson, a warehouse site located a few minutes from the distillery that is legendary (among whiskey nerds, at least) for the quality of the bourbon that comes from there.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks?—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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