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bibliolater

noun

ˌbi-blē-ˈä-lə-tər

Definition of bibliolater

as in bookseller

one who is keenly devoted to books a bibliolater who regards vandalism to a library as being equal to desecration of a church

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The untitled project got far enough in Hyperion’s pipeline to be assigned an ISBN and listed in bookseller databases as a 384-page hardcover.

— Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
As time went on, Waterstones seemed to put Daunt’s roles as a bookseller and a businessman into collision.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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His wife eventually died of tuberculosis, and a brokenhearted Vroman, a bibliophile, sold off a chunk of his vast book collection to collect capital to open the store.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Stepping into the real-life setting of your favorite novel, browsing bookstores and gorgeous libraries, and seeing where famous writers once lived and worked is a pretty special way for a bibliophile to experience a city.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026

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