bestseller

noun

best·​sell·​er ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər 

variants or best seller

plural bestsellers or best sellers

: a popular product and especially a book whose sales are among the highest of its class

[Isabel] Allende's new book is spun from the stuff of epic romances: eternal love, lost innocence, distant locales, revolution. In short, all the elements of a sure bestseller.

—Julie K. L. Dam

The Harvard Book Store Café … is not only the obvious choice for the latest best seller but the intelligent break for a shopper's graze.

—Alice Rubenstein Gochman

Two million copies have been sold, and it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for four years.

—Judith Daniels

… the two Fisher-Price bestsellers are the company's Fun with Food [toy] series and the Fisher-Price Fun with Food Kitchen.

—The New Yorker

She knows what the mass market wants—Vanderbilt and Chaps [fragrances] are best sellers—and she has a flair for what appeals to a more specialized market …

—Amy Singer

best-sellerdom

ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər-dəm 

noun

best-selling

ˈbes(t)-ˈse-liŋ 

adjective

Examples of bestseller in a Sentence

She has written several best sellers.

Recent Examples on the Web

By 2017, Taylor Jenkins Reid was an established author, with five books under her belt, including the bestseller The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. —Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025

This bestseller from Afloral is eight feet long and is packed with double the volume of other fake garlands. —Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025

Here are the Mario Badescu bestsellers that have her seal of approval… and those that our editors consider no-brainer buys in any season. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025

The first season, which was based on Laura Dave's 2021 bestseller of the same name, was initially conceived as a limited series. —Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025

Throughout the 20th century, the Michelin Guide earned a reputation for its rigorous standards and became a global bestseller. —Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025

Below, find the best liquid highlighters—including drugstore bestsellers and TikTok-viral formulas—you’ll want to keep on hand for everyday wear or your next night out. —Denise Primbet, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2025

The book immediately made Amazon’s bestseller list. —Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025

However, the flaky, buttery croissants — traditional, chocolate, almond and ham-and-cheese — are the bestsellers that receive raves every morning. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bestseller

• bookseller
• flagellar
• impeller
• lamellar
• micellar
• modeller
• ocellar
• patellar
• propeller
• reseller
• scutellar
• beller

Kids Definition

best-seller

noun

best-sell·​er

ˈbes(t)-ˈsel-ər

: an article (as a book) whose sales are among the highest of its kind

best-selling

-ˈsel-iŋ

adjective