bookstore

[ book-stawr, -stohr ]

noun

1. a store where books are sold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookstore¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; book + store

Example Sentences

We’ve put together a lush array of coffee-table books covering at least some of those interests, making your year-end gifting as easy as a trip to your favorite bookstore.

From Los Angeles Times

Growing up in Berkeley at the peak of the Beat era, Lesh spent time at bohemian hot spots such as the bookstore City Lights and the Co-Existence Bagel Shop.

From Los Angeles Times

I do read things electronically most of the time, but I love a bookstore, and that’s one of the greatest ones in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Empowerment is a theme that runs throughout Wambach’s activism, speaking engagements, and now, “The Wolfpack Way,” a picture book for children that arrived in bookstores this week.

From Los Angeles Times

In my own city of Indianapolis, I can think of five independent bookstores that weren't here before Covid.

From Salon