bouquiniste
noun
bou·qui·niste
\bükēnēst\
Definition of bouquiniste
bouquinistes
\"\: a dealer in secondhand books
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Origin and Etymology of bouquiniste
French, from bouquin old book (from obsolete Dutch boeckin little book, diminutive of Dutch boek book) + -iste -ist; akin to Old High German buoh book — more at book
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