book lover

noun

A person who loves reading books.

Meanings

nounbook lover (plural book lovers)

plural book lovers · alternative book-lover · alternative booklover

  1. A person who loves reading books.

    Synonyms: bibliophile, bookworm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who loves reading books.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who loves (and usually collects) books

Broader
scholarscholarly person

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan lletraferit
  • lletraferitperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
German Bücherfreund, Bücherfreundin
  • Bücherfreundperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
  • Bücherfreundinperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
  • Bücherliebhaberperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
  • Bücherliebhaberinperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
Irish leabharbhách
  • leabharbháchperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
Norwegian Bokmål bokelsker
  • bokelskerperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
Russian библиофи́л, книголю́б
  • библиофи́л (bibliofíl)person who loves books — see also bibliophile
  • книголю́б (knigoljúb)person who loves books — see also bibliophile
  • книгоче́й (knigočéj)person who loves books — see also bibliophile
Spanish bibliófilo, letraherido
  • bibliófiloperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
  • letraheridoperson who loves books — see also bibliophile
Ukrainian книголю́б
  • книголю́б (knyholjúb)person who loves books — see also bibliophile
Cite this entry
APA

book lover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20lover

MLA

“book lover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20lover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book lover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20lover.

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