Bookhunter

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who seeks out rare or valuable books.

    "[They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs."

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"[They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs."

Etymology

From book + hunter.

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