bestseller

American  

[best-sel-er] / ˈbɛstˈsɛl ər /

Or best seller

noun

bestsellers plural

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

Derived Forms

• bestsellerdom
  noun
• best-selling
  adjective
• bestselling
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• bestsellers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bestseller

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