bookshop

noun

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

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True to its name, the bookshop also serves as a wine bar. Grace Harrington, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Bronte worked as a shopgirl at Mooney’s bookshop while Joe was restoring it (a throwback to season 1) and seemingly fell in love with him while trying to expose him for the murder of Beck, the first love interest and obsession of Joe’s from that season. Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025 The 64-page book will be available at the Ami flagship, as well as the local Yvon Lambert gallery and bookshop. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025 The evening will feature Fitzgerald trivia, a costume contest, a pop-up bookshop and a photo booth. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.

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