Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bookhunter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bookhunter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who seeks out rare or valuable books.

Example Sentences

"[They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs."

Etymology

From book + hunter.

Inflected Forms

bookhunters (plural)

Phrases

book-hunt

Frequently Paired Words

book-hunt

Questions

What does bookhunter mean?: A person who seeks out rare or valuable books.
Where does bookhunter come from?: From book + hunter.

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