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bibliopole
[ bib-lee-uh-pohl ]
noun
- a bookseller, especially a dealer in rare or used books.
bibliopole
/ ˌbɪblɪˈɒpəlɪst; ˈbɪblɪəʊˌpəʊl /
noun
- a dealer in books, esp rare or decorative ones
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Derived Forms
- ˌbibliˈopoly, noun
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Other Words From
- bib·li·o·pol·ic [bib-lee-, uh, -, pol, -ik], bibli·o·poli·cal bibli·o·polar adjective
- bibli·o·poli·cal·ly adverb
- bib·li·op·o·lism [bib-lee-, op, -, uh, -liz-, uh, m], bibli·opo·ly noun
- bibli·opo·listic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bibliopole1
First recorded in 1710–20; from Latin bibliopōla, from Greek bibliopṓlēs ( biblio- biblio- + pōl- (stem of pōleîn “to offer for sale, sell”) + -ēs agentive suffix)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bibliopole1
C18: from Latin bibliopōla , from Greek bibliopōlēs bookseller, from biblio- + pōlein to sell
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Example Sentences
If I had the poetic vein, I would indite a pendant to Byron's iambics to that enlightened bibliopole.
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Thus, after a search of many weeks, the Western bibliopole succeeded in obtaining a well-thumbed specimen of the precious work.
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Indeed, an enterprising bibliopole was lately offering 'useful old books,' etc., at 3s.
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This bibliopole's relatives still carry on business in this street, school-books being with them a speciality.
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Joel Rowsell was another famous bibliopole who resided in this street, and he, like Stewart, retired in 1882.
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