as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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Recent Examples of bookworm
The noted bookworm recently launched a new publishing initiative of her own.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The crew at Parnassus Books assembled an exhaustive holiday catalogue with gift ideas for bookworms of all types.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Kindle Paperwhite Even paper bookworms rave about the quality of the Kindle Paperwhite.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The crew at Parnassus Books assembled an exhaustive holiday catalogue with gift ideas for bookworms of all types.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Kindle Paperwhite Even paper bookworms rave about the quality of the Kindle Paperwhite.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookworm
Noun
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He’s also been transformed into a stereotypical, lightsaber-brandishing nerd with a wardrobe of wacky T-shirts.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The guys who were the heads of the club were track kids; fit, secret nerds.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tapping into the geek chic aesthetic, the star completed the look with a pair of black trousers held up by red, white and blue suspenders supported by her shoulders.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Flamboyant theater geek Ezra (Matthew Finlan) makes his shrieks sound especially dramatic.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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