stall-reader

noun

A person who would stand and read books at a bookstall without buying them.

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Meanings

nounstall-reader (plural stall-readers)

plural stall-readers

  1. historicalA person who would stand and read books at a bookstall without buying them.

Origin

From stall + reader.

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APA

stall-reader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stall-reader

MLA

“stall-reader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stall-reader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stall-reader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stall-reader.

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