bookbinder

[ book-bahyn-der ]

noun

1. a person or company whose business or work is the binding of books.

bookbinder

/ ˈbʊkˌbaɪndə /

noun

1. a person whose business or craft is binding books

Derived Forms

• ˈbookˌbinding, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookbinder¹

1300–50; Middle English bok-bindere; book, binder ( def )

Example Sentences

Numerous 19th Century accounts exist of the bodies of executed criminals being donated to science, with their skins later given to bookbinders.

From BBC

His father, a furniture executive, was also an amateur bookbinder and nourished in his son a love of books.

From New York Times

A former bookbinder, he was classically trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and performed in theatre before his big film break came in the form of "The Lord of Rings."

From Salon

A man in the sea with Sangorski tried to save the famous bookbinder, who couldn't swim, but left him to assist his female companion when he heard her cries.

From BBC

Others soon followed, along with an illustrator, a bookbinder and a paper maker.

From Washington Post