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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 'book collector' combines 'book', derived from Old English 'bōc', meaning a written work, and 'collector', from Latin 'collectus', meaning to gather together. The phrase has evolved to denote someone who accumulates books as a hobby or for investment.
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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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