BOOKWORM

bookworm|bookman. Bookworm, or Bookman, n. a close student, a mite

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Book″worm′ (–wûrm′), n. 1. 1. (Zoöl.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.
2. 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.