bookworm

UK /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ US /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

Any of various insects that infest books.

An avid book reader.

“This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.

Collocations

ADJ.

real, so-called

VERB + BOOKWORM

call, called, isn't, speak

ADV.

such

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book le

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

“This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.

Wiktionary

Mary is a bookworm.

Tatoeba · #31875

You're a bookworm.

Tatoeba · #237587

He is, so to speak, a bookworm.

Tatoeba · #287976

He is what is called a bookworm.

Tatoeba · #289312

He is what you might call a bookworm.

Tatoeba · #303778

Usage Notes

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In some senses, bookworm is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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