Biblioclast
/ˈbɪb.li.oʊ.klæst/noun
A person who destroys books.
Did you know?Biblioclast is built from Greek roots, and its second half comes from the same ancient word family as “iconoclast,” the original label for a breaker of sacred images.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
biblíon
“book, scroll, document”
Ancient Greek
GRK
klastḗs / klân
“breaker, to break”
Late Modern English
English
biblioclast
“a destroyer of books”
Modern English
English
biblioclast
“a person who destroys books”
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