| 单词 | book agent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbook agent book agent n. originally U.S. a person who promotes the sale of books; (now) spec. a literary agent (cf. agent n.1 2e). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of books, newspapers, or pamphlets > promoter of book sales book agent1810 book canvasser1826 1810 J. Lee Short Hist. Methodists ix. 254 In 1789 he was stationed in Philadelphia as Book Agent to superintend our printing business. 1830 E. Williams N.-Y. Ann. Reg. 299 John Emory and Beverly Waugh, Book Agents, New-York. 1886 Harper's Mag. Dec. 162/1 They may both be glad to invoke the aid of the despised book agent, who carries literature from door to door. 1910 C. E. Mulford Hopalong Cassidy vii. 50 Was you ever an auctioneer..or a book agent? 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Feb. b1 Without an advance or a contract or a book agent.., Judith Krantz sat down at her old Smith-Corona electric portable. 2009 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 20 Dec. (Stars Suppl.) 6/1 Jessica Fletcher is planning to do a little Christmas shopping in her native Cabot Cove, but her book agent has other plans for her. < as lemmas |
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