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bookworm.

Any of various insects that infest books.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/

  1. Any of various insects that infest books.

  2. An avid book reader.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From book + worm. Compare West Frisian boekewjirm (“bookworm”), Dutch boekworm, boekwurm, boekenwurm (“bookworm”), Low German Bökerworm (“bookworm”), German Bücherwurm (“bookworm”), Danish bogorm (“bookworm”), Norwegian bokorm (“bookworm”), Faroese bókaormur (“bookworm”), Icelandic bókaormur (“bookworm”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.