bestseller

American  

[best-sel-er] / ˈbɛstˈsɛl ər /

Or best seller

noun

1. a book that is among those having the largest sales during a given period.

2. any product that among those of its kind is selling particularly well at a given time.

   This car was a bestseller last year.

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bestseller British  

/ ˌbɛstˈsɛlə /

noun

1. a book, record, CD, or other product that has sold in great numbers, esp over a short period

2. the author of one or more such books, etc

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Other Word Forms

• best-selling adjective
• bestsellerdom noun
• bestselling adjective

Etymology

Origin of bestseller

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; best + seller

Example Sentences

In his bestseller “Unreasonable Hospitality,” restaurateur and hospitality guru Will Guidara takes that even further; the subtitle is “The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He wrote several more bestsellers including The Odessa Files and The Dogs of War.

From BBC

Cosby’s southern crime novel “King of Ashes” was a critical hit and a New York Times bestseller earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The novel is an international bestseller and has generated a large following, especially among the reading community on TikTok.

From BBC

That didn’t stop “Generations” from becoming a bestseller — Al Gore, then a Democratic senator from Tennessee, sent a copy to every member of Congress.

From Salon