bookhunter

English

Etymology

From 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.

Related terms

• book-hunt