librophile

plural librophiles

1. rareSynonym of bookworm.

   And there’s the craft people. And librophiles. Bibliophiles. It’s rather curious.

   2001, Jerome Gold, Obscure in the Shade of the Giants: Publishing lives, volume II, page 126

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   Turning your own librophile approach, against you, I'd have to say that your opinions make lousy references.

   2005 April 7, 1X2Willows, “Re: Todays Bible Lesson”, in alt.religion.druid (Usenet), message-ID <yac5e.2034$lP1.1742@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>

   Hey fellow librophiles....just a friendly reminder that the Symphony Book Fair is being held at UNO Lakefront Arena today thru Sunday.

   2008 April 1, Mystyk119, “Symphony Book Fair”, in neworleans.general (Usenet), message-ID <1998040123303301.SAA14344@ladder01.news.aol.com>

   The Essential Nicholson Baker [imo] is Double Fold, about libraries discarding their paper newspapers & magazines in favor of (often) poorly-done microfilm. Riveting reading for librophiles.

   2002 August 5, Peter D. Tillman, “Re: REVIEW: The Fermata, by Nicholson Baker”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), message-ID <tillman-C2A673.21051904082002@news.toast.net>

   Hello librophiles, / I just wanted to let New Yorkers on this list know that the Godlight Theatre Company will be bringing Graham Greene's 1949 novel "The Third Man" to the stage for the first time on May 8th 2003.

   2003 April 30, Maielloclypse the Younger, “First Stage Adapation of Graham Greene's The Third Man”, in rec.arts.books (Usenet), message-ID <c55e8c57.0304301016.2c25f4c4@posting.google.com>

   The “phil” (die philiale, Parkring 12, +43 (0)158 10 489, www.phil.info) is, “A new and very popular cosy hang-out for cinephiles, audiophiles, librophiles and other philes. You can browse through their selection of books, DVDs and records while you enjoy a coffee or snack. The furniture is for sale too,” she adds.

   2007 May, Mary Carey, quoting Bady Minck, “Travelling [§] Artful Vienna”, in PaperJam, page 201, column 1

   Synonyms: bookworm, bibliophage, bibliophile, bibliovore, book lover, bookworm, librovore