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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLeseratte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈleːzəˌʁatə
"Als echte Leseratte verbringt sie jede freie Minute mit Büchern."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who reads a great deal with relentless enthusiasm and eagerness.
"As a voracious reader, she finished three novels over the course of a single weekend." - 2
Someone who avidly consumes various types of written material across multiple genres and subjects.
"The library awarded its annual prize to a voracious reader who explored everything from history to quantum physics."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'voracious', originating from the Latin 'vorare' meaning 'to devour', and 'reader', derived from Middle English and Old English roots relating to interpreting written text. Together, the collocation metaphorically extends 'devouring' food to the enthusiastic and immense consumption of literature, gaining widespread usage in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Voracious reader" is said worldwide
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Gros lecteur
Transliteration: gro lɛk.tœʁ
"C'est un gros lecteur qui dévore les livres."
Leseratte
Transliteration: ˈleːzəˌʁatə
"Als echte Leseratte verbringt sie jede freie Minute mit Büchern."
Lettore vorace
Transliteration: letˈto.re voˈra.tʃe
"Mio fratello è un lettore vorace di romanzi storici."
Lector voraz
Transliteration: lekˈtoɾ boˈɾas
"Es un lector voraz que siempre lleva un libro en la mochila."
Leitor voraz
Transliteration: lejˈtoɾ voˈɾas
"Ela é uma leitora voraz de literatura contemporânea."
किताबों का कीड़ा
Transliteration: kitabon ka keeda
"वह एक बहुत बड़ी पढ़ने की शौकीन है।"
书虫
Transliteration: shū chóng
"他是一个狂热的阅读者，每个星期都读好几本书。"
다독가
Transliteration: dadokga
"그는 어렸을 때부터 유명한 다독가였다."
読書家
Transliteration: dokusyoka
"彼女は大変な読書家で、家には本があふれている。"
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