Advertisement
biblioklept (n.)
"one who steals books," 1880, from biblio- "book" + Greek kleptēs "thief" (see kleptomania). Walsh calls it "a modern euphemism which softens the ugly word book-thief by shrouding it in the mystery of the Greek language."
updated on October 08, 2022
Advertisement
Advertisement
Dictionary entries near biblioklept
biblico-
biblio-
bibliographer
bibliographical
bibliography
biblioklept
bibliolator
bibliolatry
bibliology
bibliomancy
bibliomania