bookstore

noun

book·​store ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr 

: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale

called also bookshop

Examples of bookstore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Buy The End of Everything from your local bookstore. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 26 June 2026

Not all novels are written by Henry James; the bookstore holds as much schlock as the multiplex. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Finley’s Fiction Two years after Southampton Books closed, there’s a bookstore in town once again. — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026

Lined with bookstores, cafés, boutiques, bars, galleries, and generations-old businesses, these streets serve as gathering places for locals and visitors alike while reflecting the personality of the communities around them. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bookstore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• candour
• centaur
• claymore
• decor

Kids Definition

bookstore

noun

book·​store -ˌstō(ə)r 

-ˌstȯ(ə)r

: a store that sells mainly books