Etymology

bibliovore

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Today it means: Someone or something that consumes books. Full definition →

First used 1967
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The story

From biblio- (“book”) + -vore (“consumer”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1967 Someone or something that consumes books.
  • from late 20th c. Synonym of bookworm (“avid book reader”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.