Bookworm
noun
A person who really enjoys reading and does it a lot.
My sister is such a bookworm, she can read three novels in a week.
Often appears as...
- talking bookworm
- a bit of a bookworm
noun
An insect that damages books by eating through the pages.
The old library had a problem with bookworms and had to throw away many damaged books.
Often appears as...
- nasty little bookworm
- old bookworm
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who really enjoys reading and does it a lot.
My sister is such a bookworm, she can read three novels in a week.
Often appears as...
- talking bookworm
- a bit of a bookworm
noun
An insect that damages books by eating through the pages.
The old library had a problem with bookworms and had to throw away many damaged books.
Often appears as...
- nasty little bookworm
- old bookworm
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Describes someone with a passion for reading; often seen as studious and intelligent.
She's known as the class bookworm; always buried in a story.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Used more in casual conversation than formal writing to describe avid readers.
At every family gathering, you'll find Uncle Joe, the family bookworm, with a new novel in hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Derogatory
While it can indicate someone who is always reading, it's not usually meant to insult.
Everyone admires the bookworm in our book club for her insightful comments.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Describes someone with a passion for reading; often seen as studious and intelligent.
She's known as the class bookworm; always buried in a story.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Used more in casual conversation than formal writing to describe avid readers.
At every family gathering, you'll find Uncle Joe, the family bookworm, with a new novel in hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Derogatory
While it can indicate someone who is always reading, it's not usually meant to insult.
Everyone admires the bookworm in our book club for her insightful comments.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Describes someone with a passion for reading; often seen as studious and intelligent.
She's known as the class bookworm; always buried in a story.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Used more in casual conversation than formal writing to describe avid readers.
At every family gathering, you'll find Uncle Joe, the family bookworm, with a new novel in hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Derogatory
While it can indicate someone who is always reading, it's not usually meant to insult.
Everyone admires the bookworm in our book club for her insightful comments.
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Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
mean which is a bit odd but anyway that's okay so there's a number of books that are coming my way and I'm going to probably be a bookworm for the next few weeks I've got to go now on my next leave in October I unfortunately have to go and get a very problematic wisdom
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How India's smartphone...
I was surrounded by a sea of 20-something professionals glued to their phones. And not a single one had a book in their hands. And this used to make me very, very frustrated. I was a bookworm all my life. Books formed the milestones of my life.
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Weaving narratives in...
it's a bacchanal by Titian he said it's a what I said it's a bacchanal by Titian he said you boneless bookworm it's a orgy as I said he swore too much there was an important lesson for me in
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
mean which is a bit odd but anyway that's okay so there's a number of books that are coming my way and I'm going to probably be a bookworm for the next few weeks I've got to go now on my next leave in October I unfortunately have to go and get a very problematic wisdom
Video examples
How India's smartphone...
I was surrounded by a sea of 20-something professionals glued to their phones. And not a single one had a book in their hands. And this used to make me very, very frustrated. I was a bookworm all my life. Books formed the milestones of my life.
Video examples
Weaving narratives in...
it's a bacchanal by Titian he said it's a what I said it's a bacchanal by Titian he said you boneless bookworm it's a orgy as I said he swore too much there was an important lesson for me in
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Mouni Roy
Indian Actress
Deep down, I'm a small-town girl who has it drilled in her DNA to grow up, marry, have kids, settle down. Maybe I will knock the same theory in my kids' heads, too. I'm also liberal, a political enthusiast, a bookworm, and the least bit ambitious to pull off a soap drama queen act.
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Frank Grillo
American Actor
A film that I love is 'Deliverance' from back in the day. You start out with these archetypal characters - the hero, the bookworm, the pacifist - and by the end, it's all turned upside down. I love that.
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Alaina Huffman
Canadian Actress
My normal life is I love to travel, and I travel as often as I can. I don't stay in one place too long. But I'm an avid reader, I guess you could say: I'm a bit of a bookworm.
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Alexa Davalos
American Actress
My normal life is, I love to travel and I travel as often as I can. I don't stay in one place too long. But I'm an avid reader; I guess you could say I'm a bit of a bookworm.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
Instead of becoming a great shikari, as my mother and stepfather might have wished, I had become an incurable bookworm and was to remain one for the rest of my life.
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Shakira
Musician
The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs.
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Joyce Brothers
American Psychologist
The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives.
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Zac Efron
American Actor
Personally, I was never the cool kid. I was always sort of a bookworm.
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Laila Rouass
British Actress
My character in 'Primeval' is a bookworm but she is very sexy.
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Georgia Toffolo
English Celebrity
I love reading, I'm such a bookworm.
Quote examples
Mouni Roy
Indian Actress
Deep down, I'm a small-town girl who has it drilled in her DNA to grow up, marry, have kids, settle down. Maybe I will knock the same theory in my kids' heads, too. I'm also liberal, a political enthusiast, a bookworm, and the least bit ambitious to pull off a soap drama queen act.
Quote examples
Frank Grillo
American Actor
A film that I love is 'Deliverance' from back in the day. You start out with these archetypal characters - the hero, the bookworm, the pacifist - and by the end, it's all turned upside down. I love that.
Quote examples
Alaina Huffman
Canadian Actress
My normal life is I love to travel, and I travel as often as I can. I don't stay in one place too long. But I'm an avid reader, I guess you could say: I'm a bit of a bookworm.
Quote examples
Alexa Davalos
American Actress
My normal life is, I love to travel and I travel as often as I can. I don't stay in one place too long. But I'm an avid reader; I guess you could say I'm a bit of a bookworm.
Quote examples
Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
Instead of becoming a great shikari, as my mother and stepfather might have wished, I had become an incurable bookworm and was to remain one for the rest of my life.
Quote examples
Shakira
Musician
The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs.
Quote examples
Joyce Brothers
American Psychologist
The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives.
Quote examples
Zac Efron
American Actor
Personally, I was never the cool kid. I was always sort of a bookworm.
Quote examples
Laila Rouass
British Actress
My character in 'Primeval' is a bookworm but she is very sexy.
Quote examples
Georgia Toffolo
English Celebrity
I love reading, I'm such a bookworm.
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