| NOUN | person | bookworm, pedant, scholastic | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit |
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| person | bookworm | someone who spends a great deal of time reading |
| Sounds | buh'kwer.m | |
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| Rhymes | affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm... | |
| Meaning | A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | pedant, scholastic | |
| Narrower | purist | someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) |
| Broader | scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student | A learned person (especially in the humanities) |
| Spanish | escolástico, pedante | |
| Catalan | escolàstic, pedant | |
| Meaning | someone who spends a great deal of time reading. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | reader | A person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys reading |
| Spanish | ratón de biblioteca | |
| Catalan | rata de biblioteca | |
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