Home › Words › B › bookhunterbookhunterbookhunter means A person who seeks out rare or valuable books.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bookhunter ranks #26,036 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom book + hunter.nounA person who seeks out rare or valuable books.e.g.“[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.” — 1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 305:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bookhound 74% match — An enthusiastic reader of books. vs bookhunter →bibliopole 67% match — A bookseller. vs bookhunter →bookdealer 66% match — One who trades in books. vs bookhunter →bibliomaniac 64% match — A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones. vs bookhunter →bookaholic 64% match — A lover of books. vs bookhunter →bookmonger 64% match — A bookseller. vs bookhunter →bookseller 63% match — A person engaged in the business of selling books. vs bookhunter →bibliophile 62% match — One who loves books. vs bookhunter →