bookaholic

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noun

A lover of books.

Similar
bibliophilebooklover
OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounbookaholic (plural bookaholics)

plural bookaholics

  1. informalA lover of books.

    “A speed-reading bookaholic, T. R. called his dog-eared traveling volumes ‘The Pigskin Library’ because they had waterproof covers,” Brinkley said in an e-mail message.

    2009 August 16, Jennifer Schuessler, “Inside the List”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: bibliophile, booklover

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lover of books.

Similar
bibliophilebooklover

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  5. Old Englishbōc
  6. Middle Englishbok
  7. Englishbook
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishalcoholic
  16. Englishbookaholic

From book + -aholic.

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Cite this entry
APA

bookaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookaholic

MLA

“bookaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookaholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookaholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookaholic.

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