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bibliomaniac

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪniæk

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bibliomane, bibliomanist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From biblio- + -maniac.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 書迷 /书迷 (shūmí) — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Finnish: bibliomaani — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • French: bibliomane — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Greek: βιβλιομανής (vivliomanís) — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Italian: bibliomane — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Japanese: 書痴 (syochi) — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Polish: bibliomaniak — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Polish: biblioman — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Polish: bibliomanka — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Portuguese: bibliomaníaco — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Portuguese: bibliómano — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Portuguese: bibliômano — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Russian: библиома́н (bibliomán) — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Spanish: bibliómano — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books
  • Ukrainian: бібліома́н (bibliomán) — person who is obsessed with owning valuable books