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Bookworm (Noun)

Meaning 1

Someone who spends a great deal of time reading.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • As a bookworm, she always had her nose buried in the latest novel from her favorite author.
  • The bookworm spent most of his Saturday afternoon browsing through shelves at the local library.
  • Her love of reading eventually turned her into a total bookworm, with a personal collection of over 500 volumes.
  • The bookworm in me couldn't resist buying a few more books, despite already having a huge stack to get through.
  • At the age of eight, he was already a bookworm and had devoured the entire children's section of the school library.

Meaning 2

A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

  • Scholastic
  • Pedant

Hypernyms

  • Scholar
  • Bookman
  • Student

Hyponyms

  • Purist
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