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bookseller

American  
[book-sel-er] / ˈbʊkˌsɛl ər /

noun

  1. the owner or proprietor of a bookstore.


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Etymology

Origin of bookseller

First recorded in 1520–30; book + seller

Example Sentences

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The bookseller is on track to open 60 new locations this year, or more than one a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

He is the only bookseller with this name in Pwllheli.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

However, the bookseller was not aware that Tim was also in the industry.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones are managed by James Daunt, a veteran bookseller who also owns London-based Daunt Books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Having spent that much, Lyddie squandered fifty pence more to get the child a beginning reader and a small paper volume of verses that the bookseller recommended.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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