Bibliophobe

Word of the Day for Monday 6^th October 2014

Bibliophobe \BIB-lee-uh-fohb\

Noun 1. A person who hates, fears, or distrusts books.

Quotes

"But they are slow to make. The printing press can produce many copies of the same book, you see. With this, anyone who wanted a book could simply go in a shop and buy it as other things are bought." I frowned, not convinced at all that this was a good thing. The king laughed. "So Kate, my bibliophobe, what would you rather be doing than reading?" -- Susan Higginbotham, The Stolen Crown, 2010

Origin

Bibliophobe comes from the Greek biblion meaning "book" and phóbos "fear." Thanks to: www.dictionary.com