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Synonyms & Similar Words
scholar
student
learner
intellectual
academic
bibliophile
reader
enthusiast
aficionado
connoisseur
expert
authority
devotee
fan
buff
zealot
enthusiast
booklover
philologist
linguist
educator
teacher
professor
instructor
tutor
mentor
coach
guide
Meaning of Bookworm
According to Merriam-Webster, a bookworm is a person who devotes much time to reading or studying, especially one who is considered to be excessively studious or introverted.
Definitions
- The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bookworm as a person who spends most of their time reading or studying, often to the exclusion of other activities.
- Cambridge Dictionary describes a bookworm as someone who loves reading and spends a lot of time doing it.
Example Uses
- As a child, she was a bookworm and spent most of her free time reading novels and learning new things.
- The bookworm in him drove him to pursue a career in research and academia.
- He's such a bookworm that he's always got his nose buried in a book, even at social gatherings.
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
socialite
partygoer
athlete
sportsman
outdoorsman
adventurer
thrill-seeker
daredevil
extrovert
social butterfly
party animal
hedonist
thrillist
pleasure-seeker
sybarite
Epicurean
bon vivant
free spirit
wanderer
vagabond