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bookseller

American

[book-sel-er] / ˈbʊkˌsɛl ər /

noun

the owner or proprietor of a bookstore.

Other Word Forms

bookselling noun

Etymology

Origin of bookseller

First recorded in 1520–30; book + seller

Example Sentences

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He is the only bookseller with this name in Pwllheli.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Examples include common bookseller training and development, as well as using the same customer service software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Headstrong, queer and disinterested in Victorian pieties, she escaped her smothering Indianapolis family and headed to Chicago, where she hustled work as a bookseller and book reviewer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

“The Lowdown” is a Tulsa noir mystery led by Hawke’s citizen detective, a rare bookseller who dedicates more time to uncovering local conspiracies than selling coveted editions of old novels.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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