page-turner

noun

page-turn·​er ˈpāj-ˌtər-nər How to pronounce page-turner (audio)
: an engrossing book or story

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This one is a real page-turner. Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025 The page-turner is a combination biography and business tutorial that uses the 2024 Formula 1 season as its framework. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2025 Tim Robinson is so weird and brilliant and found a way to take that sensibility and tell a story that is — what’s the TV version of a page-turner? Ethan Slater, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Or, for that matter, Patterson’s more recent expansion in the nonfiction space, with a growing list of adaptation-ready page-turners covering A-list scandal and true crime. Joe Pompeo, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for page-turner

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of page-turner was in 1972

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“Page-turner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/page-turner. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.

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