Definition
A person who is excessively enthusiastic about books; a book collector or reader obsessed with acquiring and possessing books.
Etymology
From biblio- (Greek biblion 'book') + -mane (from mania, 'madness'). A 19th-century term that treats book obsession as a passionate, almost manic condition—less clinical than bibliomania.
Kelly Says
Bibliomanes built the great private libraries of history—some spent their entire fortunes on books, sometimes buying multiple copies of the same rare edition, driven by a hunger that money alone couldn't satisfy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ፍቅር
meṣḥaf fiqr
ARالعربية
شغوف بالكتب
shaghf bi al-kutub
BNবাংলা
গ্রন্থপ্রেমী
gramtha prem-ee
CACatalà
bibliòfil
bee-bee-lee-o-feel
CSČeština
bibliomane
bee-bee-lee-o-man
DADansk
biblioman
bee-bee-lee-o-man
DEDeutsch
Biblioman
bee-bee-lee-o-man
ELΕλληνικά
βιβλιομανής
vee-bee-lee-o-man-eh
ESEspañol
bibliófilo
bee-bee-lee-o-fee-loh
FAفارسی
دوست کتاب
doosti ketab
FISuomi
bibliomane
bee-bee-lee-o-man-eh
FRFrançais
bibliomane
bee-bee-lee-o-man
GUGU
પુસ્તક પ્રેમી
pustak prem-ee
HAHA
dan-a-litattafai
dan-a-litattafai
HEעברית
אוהב ספרים
ohev sefarim
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक प्रेमी
pustak prem-ee
HUMagyar
bibliomán
bee-bee-lee-o-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
cinta buku
cinta buku
IGIG
nwụrụrụ akwụkwọ
nwu-ru-ru ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
bibliomane
bee-bee-lee-o-man-eh
KKKK
кітап сезімі
kitaap sezi-mi
KMKM
អ្នកស្រលាញ់សៀវភៅ
a-nək sra-lɑːɲ s-i-əv-ph-a-u
KO한국어
서적 애호가
seo-jeok ae-ho-ga
MRMR
ग्रंथप्रेमी
gramtha prem-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
cinta buku
cinta buku
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် လiking
sa-a-uk liking
NLNederlands
biblioman
bee-bee-lee-o-man
NONorsk
biblioman
bee-bee-lee-o-man
PAPA
ਪੁਸਤਕ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ
pustak prem-ee
PLPolski
bibliomane
bee-bee-lee-o-man-eh
PTPortuguês
bibliófilo
bee-bee-lee-o-fee-loh
RORomână
biblioman
bee-bee-lee-o-man
RUРусский
библиофил
bee-bee-lee-o-feel
SVSvenska
biblioman
bee-bee-lee-o-man
SWKiswahili
mwenye upendo wa vitabu
mwenye upendo wa vitabu
TAதமிழ்
நூல் ஆசிரியர்
noo-l a-shi-ri-yar
TEతెలుగు
గ్రంథ ప్రేమికుడు
gramtha prema-ku-du
THไทย
คนรักหนังสือ
kon rak nang-swee
TLTL
mga mahilig sa mga aklat
mga mahilig sa mga aklat
TRTürkçe
kitap tutkunu
kitap tutkunu
UKУкраїнська
бібліофіл
bee-bee-lee-o-feel
URاردو
کتاب چینی
kitaab cheeni
VITiếng Việt
người yêu sách
nguoi yeu sach
YOYO
olúgbò ìwé
o-loo-gbò ee-weh
ZUZU
umshayeli wamahhala
umshayeli wamahhala