bibliopolist
- noun
- /ˌbɪbliˈpɒlɪst/
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bibliopolista
- The bibliopolist had a shop filled with leather-bound first editions and other literary treasures.
Examples
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The bibliopolist offered a rare first edition of the novel.
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She went to the old district known for its bibliopolists, hoping to find an out-of-print novel.
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A skilled bibliopolist can track down even the rarest manuscripts for passionate collectors.
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Many bibliopolists gather at the annual book fair.
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The bibliopolist had a shop filled with leather-bound first editions and other literary treasures.
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A skilled bibliopolist can track down even the rarest manuscripts for passionate collectors.
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She went to the old district known for its bibliopolists, hoping to find an out-of-print novel.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
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2.1
A person or shop that sells books
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3.8
A person who sells books by visiting homes or towns
A person who buys and sells rare or old books
A person or shop that buys and sells books, often second-hand and rare
A person who sells used books from small stalls along the river in Paris
A person who travels to sell or give out books, often religious
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
bibliopolist = bibliopole (opaque) = biblio + pole + ist
The word is formally built on an obscure book-selling stem plus the agentive suffix -ist, but the meaning is not directly recoverable for most learners.
Etymology
The word bibliopolist comes from the Greek parts biblio- meaning 'book' and -polist meaning 'seller', and the same biblio- appears in bibliophile, which means 'book lover'. So a bibliopolist is someone who sells books, often rare or secondhand ones.