Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bookseller

/ˈbʊksɛlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
book-sell-er
IPA
/ˈbʊksɛlɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

noun

A business that sells books.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʊksɛlɚ/

Inflected Forms

booksellers (plural)

Derived Forms

booksellerish

Synonyms

bibliopole bibliopolist bookman

Questions

How do you pronounce bookseller?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊksɛlɚ/.
What does bookseller mean?
A person engaged in the business of selling books.
Where does bookseller come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bookseller

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