bookseller

noun

Definition of booksellernext
as in antiquarian

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Recent Examples of bookseller The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended June 7 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. — Staff Report, Daily News, 10 June 2026 Amazon moved from an online bookseller into logistics, cloud computing and digital services. — Steven Kawasumi, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026 Patchett’s life as a bookseller began around 2010, when the closing of two Nashville stores seemed to mirror a nationwide decline brought about in part by Amazon’s rise. — Hillel Italie, Fortune, 1 June 2026 By Wednesday, thousands of calls to boycott the bookseller had flooded social media. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bookseller
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  1. antiquarian
  2. bookworm
  3. bookbinder
Noun
  • 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
Definition of antiquarian
Noun
  • The variety of fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, and best-sellers available could sustain even the most diehard bookworms for a lifetime.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • The hottest new social activity is not talking Silent reading clubs are giving like-minded bookworms a brain boost.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Definition of bookworm
Noun
  • The Valentine block stamping and printing workshop will be led by Nicki Fortunati-Warren, a multidisciplinary artist and bookbinder born in Italy and based in the Chicago area.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The user @sensitivequeer is a trans bookbinder and artist, and posted a video of themself rebinding a Potter book with a new cover, sans the author’s name.
    — Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
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