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A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
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bibliopole
Word definitions for bibliopole in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bibliopole \Bib"li*o*pole\, n. [L. bibliopola, Gr. ?; ? book + ? to sell: cf. F. bibliopole.] One who sells books.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"bookseller," 1775, from Latin bibliopola , from Greek bibliopoles "bookseller," from biblion "book" (see bible ) + poles "merchant, seller" (see monopoly ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) [syn: bibliopolist ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books
Usage examples of bibliopole.
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.
Then (in Roger's vision) he could see the garlanded bibliopole turning to the expectant audience, giving his trailing gown a deft rearward kick as the ladies do on the stage, and uttering, without hesitation or embarrassment, with due interpolation of graceful pleasantry, that learned and unlaboured discourse on the delights of bookishness that he had often dreamed of.