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noun
One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
From French bibliotaphe, from biblio- + Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “burial, tomb”). By surface analysis biblio- + -taph.
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