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bookseller

bookseller

22 2.1
A person or shop that sells books
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌsɛlɚ/
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  • You can find the book at your favorite independent bookseller or on Amazon.
  • booksellers and publishers
  • booksellers and editors
  • booksellers and librarians

You can find the book at your favorite independent bookseller or on Amazon.

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Examples

  • The local bookseller offered a wide variety of novels and non-fiction titles.

  • Narrator 1: After dinner, Oliver heads for the bookseller with the money and books.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • For example, in 1805, John Harris, a well-known English bookseller, published two books, The Comic Adventures.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Of course, this decreased demand for new books has hit booksellers, publishers, and authors directly in their pocketbooks.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And they not only are a bookseller, they're also a place that authors pop in when they're doing signings and tours and talks.

  • Literary agents, editors, librarians, and booksellers are looking for books they can enthusiastically represent, publish, acquire, or recommend.

    Academic text (2009)
  • She decided to visit her favorite bookseller to find a new mystery novel.

  • The bookseller arranged a signing event for the famous author at the store.

Synonyms

book agent
vsbookseller
2 3.8

A person who sells books by visiting homes or towns

is mainly a shop owner selling books in a fixed store
bouquiniste
vsbookseller
9.9

A person who sells used books from small stalls along the river in Paris

is a retail seller operating from a permanent shop
bookdealer
vsbookseller
5.1

A person or shop that buys and sells books, often second-hand and rare

focuses on retail sales rather than buying rare stock
bibliopole
vsbookseller
9.9

A person who buys and sells rare or old books

is a retail shop owner serving general readers
bibliopolist
vsbookseller
9.9

A person who sells secondhand or rare books

runs a retail shop and serves everyday customers
colporteur
vsbookseller
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who travels to sell or give out books, often religious

sells from a fixed shop to local customers rather than traveling

How Big

chain store
8 2.4
bookseller
22 2.1
bookstand
1 1.9

Surface Forms

bookseller singular
booksellers plural

Morphology

bookseller = book + seller (transparent) = book + sell + er

A straightforward compound of 'book' + 'seller' meaning a person or business that sells books.

Etymology

Bookseller is a simple compound of book 'a set of written pages' and seller 'someone who sells'. So a bookseller is a person or shop that sells books.