Bibliokelpt

/ˈbɪbliəˌkɛlpt/ noun

A person who steals books, especially someone who steals rare or valuable books from libraries or collections.

From biblio- (Greek biblion 'book') + -kelpt (Greek kleptes 'thief'). A rare, learned term from the 19th century combining classical roots to describe book theft specifically.

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