1.  bookworm(n = noun.person) pedant, scholastic - a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit;
is a kind of bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
has particulars: purist

2.  bookworm(n = noun.person) - someone who spends a great deal of time reading;
is a kind of reader

1.  Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known. [1913 Webster]

2.  A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. [1913 Webster]
"I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there." [1913 Webster]

bookworm, n.
1 colloq. a person devoted to reading.
2 the larva of a moth or beetle which feeds on the paper and glue used in books.

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