Bookworm

//ˈbʊk.wɜːm//

Synonyms for "bookworm" (71 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Strong matches (21)

Related words (35)

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7 relation types

More general

3 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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is a

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related to

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Translations

122 translations across 49 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • boekwurm noun (avid reader)

Armenian

1 entries
  • գրամոլ noun (insect)

Basque

1 entries
  • paperjale noun (avid reader)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • кні́жны чарвя́к noun (insect)
  • кні́жны чарвя́к noun (avid reader)
  • кнігае́д noun (avid reader)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • кни́жен че́рвей noun (insect)
  • кни́жен че́рвей noun (avid reader)

Catalan

2 entries
  • lletraferida noun (avid reader)
  • lletraferit noun (avid reader)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 書呆子 /书呆子 noun (avid reader)
  • 書蛀蟲 /书蛀虫 noun (insect)
  • 書蟲 /书虫 noun (avid reader)
  • 蠹魚 /蠹鱼 noun (insect)

Czech

2 entries
  • knihomol noun (insect)
  • knihomol noun (avid reader)

Danish

3 entries
  • bogorm noun (insect)
  • bogorm noun (avid reader)
  • læsehest noun (avid reader)

Dutch

2 entries
  • boekenwurm noun (insect)
  • boekenwurm noun (avid reader)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kirjakoi noun (insect)
  • kirjatoukka noun (insect)
  • kirjatoukka noun (avid reader)
  • lukutoukka noun (avid reader)

French

3 entries
  • bibliophage noun (avid reader)
  • papivore noun (avid reader)
  • rat de bibliothèque noun (avid reader)

Georgian

1 entries
  • წიგნის ჭია noun (avid reader)

German

4 entries
  • Bücherbohrer noun (avid reader)
  • Bücherwurm noun (insect)
  • Bücherwurm noun (avid reader)
  • Leseratte noun (avid reader)

Greek

4 entries
  • βιβλιοσκώληξ noun (insect)
  • βιβλιοφάγος noun (insect)
  • βιβλιοφάγος noun (avid reader)
  • βιβλιόφιλος noun (avid reader)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תּוֹלַעַת סְפָרִים noun (avid reader)

Hindi

4 entries
  • किताबी कीड़ा noun (insect)
  • किताबी कीड़ा noun (avid reader)
  • दीमक noun (insect)
  • पुस्तक कीट noun (insect)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • könyvmoly noun (avid reader)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • lestrarhestur noun (avid reader)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kutu buku noun (avid reader)

Irish

1 entries
  • léitheoir craosach noun (avid reader)

Italian

3 entries
  • bibliofago noun (insect)
  • bibliofago noun (avid reader)
  • topo di biblioteca noun (avid reader)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 書痴 noun (avid reader)
  • 本の虫 noun (insect)
  • 本の虫 noun (avid reader)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಕುಡುಮಿ noun (avid reader)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • кітап құрты noun (insect)
  • кітап құрты noun (avid reader)

Korean

3 entries
  • 독서광 noun (avid reader)
  • 책벌레 noun (insect)
  • 책벌레 noun (avid reader)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • книгољубец noun (avid reader)
  • книжен молец noun (insect)
  • книжен молец noun (avid reader)
  • црвец во книга noun (insect)

Malay

2 entries
  • kutu buku noun (avid reader)
  • ulat buku noun (avid reader)

Manx

1 entries
  • sheer-lhaider noun (avid reader)

Marathi

2 entries
  • पुस्तकी कीडा noun (insect)
  • पुस्तकी कीडा noun (avid reader)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • bokorm noun (insect)
  • bokorm noun (avid reader)
  • lesehest noun (avid reader)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • bokorm noun (avid reader)
  • lesehest noun (avid reader)

Polish

2 entries
  • mól książkowy noun (insect)
  • mól książkowy noun (avid reader)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • bibliófago noun (avid reader)
  • rato de biblioteca noun (avid reader)
  • traça noun (insect)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਕਿਤਾਬੀ ਕੀੜਾ noun (avid reader)

Romanian

2 entries
  • molie de cărți noun (insect)
  • șoarece de bibliotecă noun (avid reader)

Russian

4 entries
  • библиофи́л noun (avid reader)
  • кни́жная вошь noun (insect)
  • кни́жник noun (avid reader)
  • кни́жный червь noun (insect)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • knjiški moljac noun (insect)
  • knjiški moljac noun (avid reader)
  • књишки мољац noun (insect)
  • књишки мољац noun (avid reader)

Slovak

2 entries
  • knihomoľ noun (insect)
  • knihomoľ noun (avid reader)

Slovene

2 entries
  • knjižni molj noun (insect)
  • knjižni molj noun (avid reader)

Spanish

4 entries
  • comelibros noun (avid reader)
  • letraherido noun (avid reader)
  • ratón de biblioteca noun (avid reader)
  • tragalibros noun (avid reader)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bokmal noun (insect)
  • bokmal noun (avid reader)
  • bokslukare noun (avid reader)
  • läslus noun (avid reader)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • palabasa noun (avid reader)

Thai

1 entries
  • หนอนหนังสือ noun (avid reader)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kitap kurdu noun (insect)
  • kitap kurdu noun (avid reader)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • бібліофі́л noun (avid reader)
  • кни́жник noun (avid reader)
  • кни́жниця noun (avid reader)
  • книголю́б noun (avid reader)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • mọt sách noun (avid reader)

Welsh

1 entries
  • llyfrbryf noun (avid reader)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • igi ìwé noun (insect)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Mary is a bookworm.

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You're a bookworm.

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He is, so to speak, a bookworm.

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He is what is called a bookworm.

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