bookseller
Noun: 1. A person or company that sells books, especially as a profession or business: A bookseller is an individual who owns, manages, or works in a business dedicated to selling books to the public. This can refer to the proprietor of a bookstore or to a merchant in the book trade.
As a profession:
- After retiring, she became a bookseller and opened a small shop specializing in poetry.
- The local bookseller is very knowledgeable about classic literature.
Referring to a business entity:
- The publishing house sent advance copies to major booksellers across the country.
- He works for an online bookseller that ships books worldwide.
- "Independent bookseller": A term used to describe a bookstore that is locally owned and operated, not part of a large chain.
- The community rallied to support the struggling independent bookseller.
Bookselling (n): The business or profession of selling books.
- He has been in bookselling for over twenty years.
Bookstore (n) / Bookshop (n): The physical or online store where a bookseller operates.
- The bookseller renovated her bookstore to include a reading area.
- Book merchant: A formal term for a dealer in books.
- Book vendor: A seller of books, often used in contexts like fairs or online marketplaces.
- Book dealer: Often implies a specialist, sometimes in rare or antique books.
The term bookseller specifically denotes the seller or the selling entity. It is not typically used to refer to the physical store itself (which is a bookstore or bookshop), nor does it directly refer to a person who merely sells a single book. It implies an ongoing commercial engagement with books.
- the proprietor of a bookstore