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bookseller

noun

book·​sell·​er ˈbu̇k-ˌse-lər How to pronounce bookseller (audio)
Synonyms of booksellernext
: one that sells books
especially : the proprietor of a bookstore
bookselling noun

Examples of bookseller in a Sentence

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This Black Friday, shop the best books of the year as chosen by local booksellers and get free shipping and 25% off with the code BOOKISH. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 That first run of 3,600 copies sold briskly, the crossword grid transported by booksellers across and beyond the urban grid of New York; ten more printings quickly followed. Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 The authors are selected by independent booksellers from qualifying bookstores, who can nominate and vote for book titles throughout the process. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 The name belonged to a London area with printing shops, booksellers and cheap lodgings where impoverished writers churned out pamphlets, satires, political tracts, sensational stories and hack journalism—whatever sold. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookseller

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookseller was in the 15th century

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“Bookseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookseller. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

bookseller

noun
book·​sell·​er -ˌsel-ər How to pronounce bookseller (audio)
: a person who owns or works in a bookstore

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