Definition
A person who steals books, especially someone who steals rare or valuable books from libraries or collections.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
The most famous bibliokelpts stole not for money but for the thrill—some would fill their homes with thousands of stolen books, creating secret libraries that rivaled institutions they'd robbed from.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ፍቅር
mets-ha-af fi-ker
ARالعربية
مُسرِقُ الكُتُب
mus-riq al-kutub
BNবাংলা
গ্রন্থপণ্ডিত
gro-nth-pon-dit
CACatalà
bibliòfil
bee-bee-lee-oh-feel
CSČeština
knihovník
k-nee-ho-v-nik
DEDeutsch
Bibliolektüre
bee-bee-lee-oh-lek-tyr-eh
ELΕλληνικά
φιλόλογος
fee-loh-loh-gos
ESEspañol
bibliófilo
be-bee-lee-oh-fee-loh
FAفارسی
دوست کتاب
do-ost ke-tab
FISuomi
kirjakorppi
kir-ja-kor-ppi
FRFrançais
biblioklept
bee-bee-lee-oh-klept
GUGU
પુસ્તક પ્રેમી
pustak pre-mee
HAHA
maganin littafi
ma-ga-nin lit-ta-fi
HEעברית
אוהב ספרים
o-hev se-far-im
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक चोर
pustak chor
HUMagyar
könyvtörő
k-o-nyv-to-ro
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencuri buku
pen-churi boo-koo
IGIG
onye na-akwụ ụkpụrụ
oh-nye na-ak-wu uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
bibliofilo
bee-bee-lee-oh-fee-loh
KMKM
អ្នកស្រែក្ស
a-nok sa-ray-khs
KO한국어
도서 도둑
do-seo do-duk
MRMR
पुस्तक प्रेमी
pustak pre-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
pencinta buku
pen-chin-ta boo-koo
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် လူ
sa-a-o-lup
NLNederlands
boekdief
boek-dee-f
PAPA
ਪੁਸਤਕਪ्रेਮી
pus-tak-pre-mee
PLPolski
bibliofil
bee-bee-lee-oh-feel
PTPortuguês
bibliófilo
bee-bee-lee-oh-fee-loh
RORomână
bibliofil
bee-bee-lee-oh-feel
RUРусский
библиофил
bee-bee-lee-oh-feel
SVSvenska
böckerstölder
boeker-stold-er
SWKiswahili
msoma vitabu
mo-so-ma vi-ta-bu
TAதமிழ்
நூல்விரதர்
noo-l-vi-ra-thar
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తక ప్రేమికుడు
pustaka pre-mi-ku-du
THไทย
คนขโมยหนังสือ
kon khomoy nang-swee
TLTL
magnanak-aklat
ma-gna-nak-a-klat
TRTürkçe
kitap hırsızı
kitap hir-sha-zee
UKУкраїнська
бібліофіл
bee-bee-lee-oh-feel
URاردو
کتاب چور
kitab chor
VITiếng Việt
người ăn sách
ngoo-ay-san-sach
ZUZU
umshayeli wamagazini
oom-sha-ye-lee wo-ma-ga-zi-nee