Bookhunter
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"[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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