BOOKWORM

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.

2.
n.

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.

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