bookbinder
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bookbinder
1300–50; Middle English bok-bindere; see book, binder ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Carl Weirich, a bookbinder, was one of many ordinary Germans who experienced the fall of the Weimar Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A former bookbinder, he was classically trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and performed in theatre before his big film break came in the form of "The Lord of Rings."
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2022
In East Finchley Cemetery, the gravestone of master bookbinder Francis Sangorski is hard to find.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022
His father was a bookbinder at the Government Printing Office.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2017
We strolled past the featureless stone walls of the Archives, past a cooper, a bookbinder, an apothecary....
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
