bookshop

noun

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

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Angelica, too, helped shape Hamilton’s thinking, sending him Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations from a London bookshop. Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Then, walk off those calories wandering from bookshop to bookshop. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 Kara, an avid reader, had long wanted to open a bookshop. Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025 Voted the best bookshop in Dallas numerous times by the local press (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024), The Wild Detectives is nationally recognized as a major contributor to the renaissance of independent bookshops in the United States. Javier Garcia Del Moral september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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