as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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Recent Examples of bookworm
If your giftee is a bookworm, these leather heart bookmarks offer a charming and practical way to mark their place without dog-earing pages.
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Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Moody settings, mysterious schools — these irresistible novels have it all
Fall has officially arrived, and along with the changing leaves and cooler temperatures comes the urge for bookworms consume every spooky, cozy novel there is.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Perfect for any avid bookworm, this upgraded e-reader lasts up to 12 weeks on a single charge, perfect even for the in-law whose devices are always on low battery.
—Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
For bookworms drawn to the author’s characters, Quindlen also teases that Polly is sure to leave a lasting impression.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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His Peter is the guy in the corner, the one no one remembers was in the room, possibly a former nerd or the watchful child of a tough household.—
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Joyce nerds will recall Leopold Bloom’s visit to Sweny’s in the Lotos-Eaters episode quite early in Ulysses.—
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Crumb, at the time, would be dressed unremarkably casually, in banal pants and sweater, with thick glasses, looking more or less like a geek.—
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The pissed off punk rockers, the hopelessly antisocial geeks, and the kids doing drugs.—
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookworm. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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