bibliomaniac
Compulsive volume hoarder
A bibliomaniac is someone with an obsessive passion for collecting books—not merely a book lover, but one whose acquisition borders on compulsion.
The term carries a hint of gentle mockery: His apartment was impassable, every surface buried under the bibliomaniac's latest haul.
Where a bibliophile appreciates books, a bibliomaniac hoards them.
Scholar of old artifacts
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- archivesStored historical documents
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
preservation · curator · repository · ephemera · auctions · acquisitions · provenance · bookplate
Ardent admirer of something
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- book-loverOne who adores reading
ardor · fervor · zeal · admirer · veneration · bookworm · dedicated
Unable to stop oneself
- hoarderOne who amasses excessively
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
voracious · uncontrollable · possessed · single-minded · engrossed · consumed · relentless · accumulating
Fixation on single idea
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- pathologicalRelating to disease processes
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
antiquarian
Scholar of old artifacts
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- archivesStored historical documents
cataloging · preservation · curator · repository · ephemera · auctions · acquisitions · provenance · bookplate · foxing
enthusiast
Ardent admirer of something
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
book-lover · ardor · fervor · zeal · admirer · veneration · bookworm · dedicated
compulsive
Unable to stop oneself
- hoarderOne who amasses excessively
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
insatiable · voracious · uncontrollable · possessed · single-minded · engrossed · consumed · relentless · accumulating · unstoppable
monomania
Fixation on single idea
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- pathologicalRelating to disease processes
excessive · irrational · all-consuming · fervent · uncontrolled
- book theft