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bookworm vs bookman

bookman vs bookworm

bookworm and bookman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bookworm Yes No No No
bookman Yes No No No
As nouns, bookman is a hypernym of bookworm; that is, bookman is a word with a broader meaning than bookworm:
  • bookworm: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
  • bookman: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Other hypernyms of bookworm include scholar, scholarly person.
bookworm (noun) bookman (noun)
someone who spends a great deal of time reading a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
Difference between bookworm and bookman

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