A person who loves, collects, and often obsesses over books, valuing them not just for their content but also for their physical beauty, rarity, and cultural significance.
From Greek biblio- (book) and -phile (lover of). The term entered English during the 17th century, becoming popular during the Victorian era when book collecting became a refined hobby among the wealthy and educated.
Bibliophiles are the true bookworms—they don't just read books, they cherish them, catalog them, restore them, and sometimes spend small fortunes hunting down rare first editions. Some bibliophiles have been known to love books so much they barely read them, just admire their spines.
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