bibliomaniac en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From biblio- + -maniac.
Meanings
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A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones.
A bad example often finds imitators, and every season there crop up for public sale one or two such collections formed by bibliomaniacs who, although calling themselves bibliophiles, ought really to be ranked among the worst enemies of books.
1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 97:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bibliomaniacs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
pt bibliómano (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · pl bibliomanka (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · pt bibliomaníaco (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · fr bibliomane (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · fi bibliomaani (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · ja 書痴 (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · pt bibliômano (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · it bibliomane (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · el βιβλιομανής (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · pl bibliomaniak (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · cmn 書迷 /书迷 (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · pl biblioman (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · es bibliómano (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · uk бібліома́н (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books) · ru библиома́н (person who is obsessed with owning valuable books)