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bibliosnitch

bibliosnitch noun: someone who does not return books after borrowing them.

Noun

bibliosnitch (plural bibliosnitches)

  1. Someone who does not return books after borrowing them.
    • BIBLIOSNITCH: THIS BOOK IS LOANED YOU. READER. TO AMUSE. TO READ, TO TEACH, TO STUDY, NOT ABUSE. DON'T DOG ITS EARS...1900, William Harrison Ainsworth, The star-chamber
    • Are You a Bibliosnitch ?1931, British Books - Volume 134
    Synonyms:
    biblioklept

Synonyms of bibliosnitch

Forms of bibliosnitch

pluralbibliosnitches

Origin of bibliosnitch

From biblio- + snitch, from snitch (“thief”).

Questions about bibliosnitch

What does bibliosnitch mean?
Bibliosnitch means someone who does not return books after borrowing them.
What part of speech is bibliosnitch?
Bibliosnitch is a noun.
What is the plural of bibliosnitch?
The plural of bibliosnitch is bibliosnitches.

Words near bibliosnitch in the dictionary

  1. bibliopolist
  2. bibliopolistic
  3. bibliopolists
  4. bibliopoly
  5. bibliosmia
  6. bibliosnitch
  7. bibliosnitches
  8. bibliotaph
  9. bibliotaphic
  10. bibliotaphist
  11. bibliotaphists

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