bibliopole

English

Etymology

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

Noun

bibliopole (plural bibliopoles)

1. A bookseller.
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 613:

     ‘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.’

Synonyms

• bibliopolist

Translations

bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare books

• Portuguese: bibliopola m or f
• Turkish: sahaf (tr)

Italian

Noun

bibliopole f

1. plural of bibliopola