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bibliopole en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin bibliopōla, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) + πωλέω (pōléō, “to barter, sell”) — (compare with the etymology of monopoly).

Meanings

1. A bookseller.
   • ‘Nay, Sir; he certainly was a bookseller. He had served his time regularly, was a member of the Stationers' company, kept a shop in the face of mankind, purchased copyright, and was a bibliopole, Sir, in every sense.’ 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 613:

Forms

Deriveds

bibliopolistic · bibliopolism · bibliopolic

Synonyms

bibliopolist

Translations (5)

tr sahaf (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books) · ar صَحَّاف (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books) · pl antykwariusz (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books) · pl antykwarz (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books) · pt bibliopola (bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books)