bookstore

noun

book·​store ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr How to pronounce bookstore (audio)
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale

called also bookshop

Examples of bookstore in a Sentence

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In the teaser, Joe makes his way back to Mooney’s bookstore and reminisces about all that has led him to this point. Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 The packages were traced to Phoenix bookstores where the man had left his name and phone number, prosecutors said. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025 In a way, what’s happened to the daily newspaper is similar to what’s happened to brick and mortar bookstores. J.t. Barbarese, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025 In 2021, Freeman and her son, now a senior in high school, stopped at a bookstore in Santa Barbara on the way to receive their COVID vaccinations. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bookstore 

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookstore was in 1760

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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

bookstore

noun
book·​store -ˌstō(ə)r How to pronounce bookstore (audio)
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books

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