Dictionary

bibliophobe en · NOUN

Etymology

From biblio- + -phobe.

Meanings

1. One who fears and hates books, book-learning or reading.
   • Wordsworth’s genius is fully honoured, but he is also the proud bibliophobe - sacrilegiously cutting open precious pages with a used butter-knife on the kitchen table - as well as the supremely competent manager of his own interests. 2006, Dominic Head, The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 925, →ISBN:
   • The bibliophobe, therefore, becomes a problem for bookmen only when he is active, as I shall now proceed to show. 2001, Holbrook Jackson, The Fear of Books, Urbana; Chicago: University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9, →ISBN:
   • Now, the author of this book is probably the world's greatest bibliophobe, having ordered the burning of many books and having again and again placed himself on record against intellectuals including writers. 1942, The Retail Bookseller: Trade News for the Book Buyer, volume 45, page 37:

Forms

Antonyms

bibliophile

Translations (1)

fr bibliophobe (person who fears/hates books)