bibliophobe
bibliophobe noun: one who fears and hates books, book-learning or reading.
Noun
bibliophobe (plural bibliophobes)
- One who fears and hates books, book-learning or reading.
- Now, the author of this book is probably the world's greatest bibliophobe, having ordered the burning of many books and having again and again placed himself on record against intellectuals including writers.1942, The Retail Bookseller: Trade News for the Book Buyer, volume 45, page 37
- Wordsworth’s genius is fully honoured, but he is also the proud bibliophobe - sacrilegiously cutting open precious pages with a used butter-knife on the kitchen table - as well as the supremely competent manager of his own interests.2006, Dominic Head, The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 925, →ISBN
bibliophobe meaning in Tamil
bibliophobe in Tamil
- நூல் வெறுப்பர்
Antonyms of bibliophobe
Forms of bibliophobe
| plural | bibliophobes |
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Origin of bibliophobe
From biblio- + -phobe.
Questions about bibliophobe
- What does bibliophobe mean?
- Bibliophobe means one who fears and hates books, book-learning or reading.
- What is bibliophobe in Tamil?
- Bibliophobe in Tamil is நூல் வெறுப்பர். See Bibliophobe meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bibliophobe?
- Bibliophobe is a noun.
- What is the plural of bibliophobe?
- The plural of bibliophobe is bibliophobes.
Words near bibliophobe in the dictionary
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