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
Quince Cotton Fisherman Throw Every bookworm needs a snuggly throw blanket to curl up with.
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Esther Carlstone, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
While Shaffer's story will likely feel cozy and familiar to bookworms, fellow Kentuckians will find a few delightful Bluegrass pearls hidden within the pages.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
But true bookworms quit books so often that there’s lingo for it in the book world: DNF, for Do Not Finish or Did Not Finish.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
The noted bookworm recently launched a new publishing initiative of her own.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Esther Carlstone, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
While Shaffer's story will likely feel cozy and familiar to bookworms, fellow Kentuckians will find a few delightful Bluegrass pearls hidden within the pages.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
But true bookworms quit books so often that there’s lingo for it in the book world: DNF, for Do Not Finish or Did Not Finish.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
The noted bookworm recently launched a new publishing initiative of her own.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookworm
Noun
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Art history nerds will want to be sure to stop in for a look at one of Pieter Bruegel’s The Tower of Babel (1568) paintings.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In the wake of voice actor Pamela Hayden's retirement, The Simpsons' beloved blue-haired nerd Milhouse Van Houten will now be played by singer Kelly Macleod, Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Owner David Rubenstein needs to get rid of Elias (maybe Cal Ripken Jr. would agree to the job) and get baseball people instead of computer geeks to run the team.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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Jon Cherry/Getty Images For years, crypto was viewed by many as a weird and fringe investment, hyped up by a bunch of math geeks and used widely by all kinds of unsavory characters, from drug dealers to hackers.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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