philobiblist

noun

phil·​o·​bib·​list

ˌfiləˈbiblə̇st,

-ˈbīb-

plural -s

: a lover of books : bibliophile

Word History

Etymology

Greek philobiblos (from phil- + biblos book) + English -ist

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