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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolecionador de livros
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kolesjonador de livrus
"O colecionador de livros comprou uma edição rara do século XIX."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who accumulates books systematically, often focusing on rare, first, or specialized editions rather than merely reading them.
"An avid book-collector, he spent decades hunting for rare sixteenth-century manuscripts." - 2
Someone who gathers books out of a passion for preservation, binding, or historical association.
"The estate sale attracted many a passionate book-collector looking to acquire signed first editions."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'book' from Old English 'bōc' (meaning writing, document, or book) and 'collector' derived from the Latin 'collector', from 'colligere' (to gather together), emerging into common English usage during the height of modern bibliomania in the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Book collector" is said worldwide
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bibliophile
Transliteration: bibliofil
"Le collectionneur de livres cherchait une édition originale."
Büchersammler
Transliteration: bysher-zaml-er
"Der Büchersammler besuchte jede Antiquariatsmesse."
collezionista di libri
Transliteration: kollettsionista di libri
"Il collezionista di libri cercava testi rari del Rinascimento."
coleccionista de libros
Transliteration: koleksionista de libros
"El coleccionista de libros guardaba joyas literarias en su biblioteca."
colecionador de livros
Transliteration: kolesjonador de livrus
"O colecionador de livros comprou uma edição rara do século XIX."
पुस्तक संग्रहकर्ता
Transliteration: pustak sangrahakarta
"वह पुस्तक संग्रहकर्ता पुरानी और दुर्लभ पांडulिपियाँ ढूँढता है।"
藏书家
Transliteration: cángshūjiā
"这位藏书家拥有许多珍贵的古籍。"
수집가
Transliteration: chaek sujip-ga
Script: 책 수집가
"그 책 수집가는 희귀한 초판본을 찾아다닙니다."
蔵書家
Transliteration: zōshoka
"その蔵書家は古い文学作品を集めるのが趣味です。"
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