book-ghoul

Noun

rare

(rare) Person who vandalizes books by ripping their pages out and stealing them.

Japanese Meaning

（まれな用例）書籍のページを引き裂き、盗むなどして書籍を破壊する人物

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The librarian stayed up late trying to catch the book-ghoul who had been tearing pages from rare editions.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

司書は、希少な書籍のページを切り裂いて盗んでいた本の破壊者を捕まえようと、夜遅くまで張り込んでいた。

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(rare) Person who vandalizes books by ripping their pages out and stealing them.

There is a thievish nature more hateful than the biblioklept. The Book-Ghoul is he who combines the larceny of the biblioklept with the abominable wickedness of breaking up and mutilating the volumes from which he steals.

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book-ghouls

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