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bookworm
This term carries a dual nature depending on the context. When applied to people, it is generally an affectionate or neutral label for an avid reader, though it can occasionally imply a lack of social interaction or a preference for solitude over real-world experience.
In a literal biological sense, the word describes a pest. This creates a sharp contrast between the intellectual pursuit of knowledge and the physical destruction of the medium that holds that knowledge.
Meanings
Examples
Stop being such a bookworm and come outside to play.
She is a total bookworm who reads three novels a week.
The quiet girl in the back of the class was a known bookworm.
He spent his entire childhood as a bookworm in the local library.
The antique dealer warned that a bookworm had damaged the leather binding.
I noticed a tiny bookworm eating through the pages of my old diary.