bookaholic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English bookaholic From book + -aholic.
Meanings
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(informal) A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bookaholics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |