bookworm

Noun
Synonyms: pedantscholastic

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they meritSynonyms: pedantscholastic
  2. someone who spends a great deal of time reading
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n.

1.(Zool.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known. [1913 Webster]

2.A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. [1913 Webster]

I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
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