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 The noted bookworm recently launched a new publishing initiative of her own. Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 The crew at Parnassus Books assembled an exhaustive holiday catalogue with gift ideas for bookworms of all types. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024 There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 Kindle Paperwhite Even paper bookworms rave about the quality of the Kindle Paperwhite. Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bookworm

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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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