bibliomaniac

English

Etymology

biblio- +‎ -maniac

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

bibliomaniac (plural bibliomaniacs)

A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones.
Synonyms: bibliomane, bibliomanist
- 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 97:
  A bad example often finds imitators, and every season there crop up for public sale one or two such collections formed by bibliomaniacs who, although calling themselves bibliophiles, ought really to be ranked among the worst enemies of books.

Derived terms

bibliomaniacal

Translations

person who is obsessed with owning valuable books

Chinese:
Mandarin: 書迷／书迷 (shūmí)
Finnish: bibliomaani
French: bibliomane (fr) m or f
Greek: βιβλιομανής (el) m (vivliomanís)
Italian: bibliomane m or f
Polish: bibliomaniak (pl) m, biblioman (pl) m, bibliomanka (pl) f
Portuguese: bibliomaníaco m, bibliómano m (Portugal), bibliômano (Brazil)
Russian: библиома́н (ru) m (bibliomán)
Spanish: bibliómano (es) m
Ukrainian: бібліома́н (uk) m (bibliomán)

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