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Bibliophile vs Bookworm - What's the difference?

bibliophile | bookworm |

As nouns the difference between bibliophile and bookworm

is that bibliophile is one who loves books while bookworm is any of various insects that infest books.

bibliophile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who loves books.
  • *'>citation
  • One who obsessively collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them.

    • Synonyms

    * booklover

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "bibliophile")

    Related terms

    * bibliophilia

    See also

    * museophile * bookworm

    bookworm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various insects that infest books.
  • An avid book reader.

    • See also

    * (avid reader) bibliophile