noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person engaged in the business of selling books.
2. 2
   the proprietor of a bookstore wordnet
3. 3
   A business that sells books.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bookmanbakerbibliognostbibliographerbibliokleptbibliolater

Example

More examples

"The downstairs was rented to a bookseller."

Etymology

From Middle English boksellere, bok-sillere, equivalent to book + seller.

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