bookworm
noun/ˈbʊkwɜrm/
Frequency rank: #18,950 most common English word
Meaning
A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time with books.
Example sentence
My little sister is such bookworm that she reads three novels every week.
Synonyms & related words
- reader
- scholar
- bibliophile
- intellectual
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