bookshop

noun

book·​shop ˈbu̇k-ˌshäp How to pronounce bookshop (audio)

Examples of bookshop in a Sentence

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Zagreb invites strolls past bookshops, markets, and Austro-Hungarian façades. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, a similar gathering with McKinnon last year sold out, a bookshop newsletter said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Nook and Nowhere: 1149 S Shelby St. Nook and Nowhere accepts adult books to use in the store's bookshop, which is also a bar and cafe. Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025 Historically, erotica was a hidden genre, subject to censorship and tucked away in the back corners of bookshops. Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookshop

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookshop was in 1765

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“Bookshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookshop. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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