page-turner

noun

page-turn·​er ˈpāj-ˌtər-nər 

: an engrossing book or story

Examples of page-turner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Boox has also recently released a Bluetooth page-turner called Tappy, which lets users turn ebook pages remotely – ideal for reading in bed, when multitasking like when cooking or relaxing in the bath. — New Atlas, 29 May 2026

Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series). — Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026

But this one was a page-turner. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026

Like Mary McCarthy’s The Group, Rona Jaffe’s The Best of Everything, and even top-tier Sex and the City episodes, this story casts a smart, sociological eye on ambitious American women’s experiences while also being a compulsive page-turner. — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for page-turner

• afterburner
• burner
• earner
• learner
• sterner