bookworm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
    pedant; scholastic.
  2. noun someone who spends a great deal of time reading

WordNet


Book"worm` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.
  2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation.
    I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. Pope.

Webster 1913