Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bookworm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is
injurious to books. Many species are known.
2. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bookworm
n 1: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book
learning than they merit [syn: {pedant}, {scholastic}]
2: someone who spends a great deal of time reading
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