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

Customers headed to the bakery to buy some cinnamon bread, browse through the bookstore, search for the latest sales. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

What’s interesting is that the film is based on an American graphic novel that was discovered by a French producer in a secondhand bookstore in France and developed into a movie. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Their budding romance is complicated by Joe's plans to open a large bookstore that threatens Kathleen's independent bookshop. — Mary Pat Thompson, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

One of these men was Terry Ork, an Andy Warhol cohort who managed the bookstore Cinemabilia, where the employees included future punk legends Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell, and Robert Quine. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 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