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bookbinder

American  
[book-bahyn-der] / ˈbʊkˌbaɪn dər /

noun

  1. a person or company whose business or work is the binding of books.


bookbinder British  
/ ˈbʊkˌbaɪndə /

noun

  1. a person whose business or craft is binding books

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bookbinder

1300–50; Middle English bok-bindere; see book, binder ( def. )

Example Sentences

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David Bookbinder no longer represents Boulder County, Colo., in its climate lawsuit against Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

“In terms of misinformation, this is what podcast culture, YouTube video essays, and educational TikToks have done to people,” Bookbinder said.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2024

“We always knew this case would end up before the Colorado Supreme Court, and have been preparing for that from the beginning,” said Noah Bookbinder, president of CREW.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“This isn’t a punishment. It’s like saying a president needs to be 35 years old and a natural born citizen,” said Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

He’d bound the first constitution of the Netherlands and thereafter was known as “the Bookbinder to the King.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman