English Explanatory Dictionary

bibliotaph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use

Word forms

bibliotaph bibliotaphs bibliotaphist

Etymology

From French bibliotaphe, from biblio- + Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “burial, tomb”). By surface analysis biblio- + -taph.

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