Meanings
plural bibliopoles
- 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 613Synonyms: bibliopolist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bookseller.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβιβλίον“paper, document, tablet”
- Latinbibliopōla
- Englishbibliopole
From Latin bibliopōla, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) + πωλέω (pōléō, “to barter, sell”) — (compare with the etymology of monopoly).
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Arabic صَحَّاف
- صَحَّاف (ṣaḥḥāf)bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books
Polish antykwariusz, antykwarz
- antykwariuszbookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books
- antykwarzbookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books
Portuguese bibliopola
- bibliopolabookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books
Turkish sahaf
- sahafbookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books
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bibliopole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliopole
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