bestseller
Americannoun
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a book that is among those having the largest sales during a given period.
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any product that among those of its kind is selling particularly well at a given time.
This car was a bestseller last year.
noun
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a book, record, CD, or other product that has sold in great numbers, esp over a short period
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the author of one or more such books, etc
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The Netflix film, which begins streaming Friday, has actually been in the works long before Van Pelt’s book spent more than 64 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
He was convinced it would be a bestseller.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
But Morris also recycled newspaper work into book form, and “Venice” was a bestseller.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The bestseller also made her a full-time author.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Keegan is among the most esteemed military historians who ever lived, and A History of Warfare was a critically acclaimed bestseller.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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