Word of the Day

Biblioklept

Pronunciation

[bib-lee-uh-klept]

Part of speech

Noun

Origin

Greek, 1880-85

Definition(s)

A person who steals books.

Used in a sentence
  1. Many eminent characters have been Biblioklepts.
  2. This sentence has naturally caused us to reflect on the ethical character of the biblioklept.

About the Word

Biblioklept is, in at least some sense of the word, fairly useless. It is two syllables longer than book thief. It is also unlikely to be understood by some portion of the people with whom you use it, and so cannot be said to aid in communication. Happily, we do not have a merit-based vocabulary, and words that are useless have the same rights of inclusion as do those that are useful.

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