bookhunter

English

Etymology

book +‎ hunter

Noun

bookhunter (plural bookhunters)

  1. A person who seeks out rare or valuable books.
    • 1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 305:
      [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.
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