Thesaurus results for ANTIQUARIAN

antiquarian

noun

Definition of antiquarian

as in bookseller

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Recent Examples of antiquarian On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 This copy of Bede’s history went to renowned English antiquarian Thomas Phillipps. — Andrea Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 This copy of Bede's history went to renowned English antiquarian Thomas Phillipps. — CBS News, 17 May 2026 The antiquarian admittedly didn’t have such an easy road to the opening in 2005. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antiquarian

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bookseller

Noun

Noticeably, she’s opted to publish it on an open platform, and not through a publishing house or distributed by a major bookseller like, say, Amazon.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Founded by a former lawyer turned bookseller and Pasadena native Dan Whitmore, the store is doing brisk business among a younger clientele that still values the tactile pleasures to be found from beautiful books.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026