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bookhunter

bookhunter noun: a person who seeks out rare or valuable books.

Noun

bookhunter (plural bookhunters)

  1. A person who seeks out rare or valuable books.
    • [They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs.1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 305

Forms of bookhunter

pluralbookhunters

Origin of bookhunter

From book + hunter.

Questions about bookhunter

What does bookhunter mean?
Bookhunter means a person who seeks out rare or valuable books.
What part of speech is bookhunter?
Bookhunter is a noun.
What is the plural of bookhunter?
The plural of bookhunter is bookhunters.

Words near bookhunter in the dictionary

  1. bookhood
  2. bookhound
  3. bookhounds
  4. bookhouse
  5. bookhouses
  6. bookhunter
  7. bookhunters
  8. bookie
  9. bookier
  10. bookies
  11. bookiest

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