bookseller

noun

book·​sell·​er ˈbu̇k-ˌse-lər 

: one that sells books

especially : the proprietor of a bookstore

bookselling

ˈbu̇k-ˌse-liŋ 

noun

Examples of bookseller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To satisfy its voracity for billions of pages, Anthropic started out by placing mass orders with wholesalers, before turning to individual and secondhand booksellers to help fill in the gaps. — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

The national bookseller opened in 1873, starting as a book business in Wheaton, Illinois. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca play a bookseller and actress with an obvious attraction who lives cross intermittently while they are involved with other partners. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

But these spaces now are under threat following a wave of bookseller arrests over alleged sedition under a 2024 national security law. — Kanis Leung, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bookseller

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

Kids Definition

bookseller

noun

book·​sell·​er -ˌsel-ər 

: a person who owns or works in a bookstore