'Bookworm' definitions:
Definition of 'bookworm'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: pedant, bookworm, scholastic]
noun
Someone who spends a great deal of time reading
Definition of 'Bookworm'
From: GCIDE
- Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n.
- 1. (Zool.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. [1913 Webster]
- I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bookworm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bibliognost,
- bibliographer,
- biblioklept,
- bibliolater,
- bibliolatrist,
- bibliomane,
- bibliomaniac,
- bibliopegist,
- bibliophage,
- bibliophile,
- bibliophilist,
- bibliopole,
- bibliopolist,
- bibliotaph,
- bibliothec,
- bibliothecaire,
- bibliothecary,
- book agent,
- book collector,
- book printer,
- book publisher,
- book salesman,
- book-stealer,
- bookbinder,
- bookdealer,
- booklover,
- bookmaker,
- bookman,
- bookseller,
- cataloger,
- chief librarian,
- college editor,
- copy editor,
- curator,
- dictionary editor,
- editor,
- editor-in-chief,
- executive editor,
- failing student,
- greasy grind,
- grind,
- juvenile editor,
- librarian,
- library director,
- managing editor,
- mugger,
- overachiever,
- permissions editor,
- philobiblist,
- printer,
- production editor,
- publisher,
- reference editor,
- reference librarian,
- swotter,
- textbook editor,
- trade editor,
- underachiever