worst-sellern.

Brit.

/ˌwəːs(t)ˈsɛlə/, U.S.

/ˌwərs(t)ˈsɛlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: worst adj., seller n.¹

Etymology: < worst adj. + seller n.¹, after worst-selling adj. Compare earlier bestseller n.

A book distinguished commercially by its low sales; (also) the writer of such a book; opposed to bestseller n.

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society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > worst-seller or slow-seller

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1903 School Jrnl. 10 Jan. 53/2 Books on education are the worst sellers in the market; the teachers steer clear of them.

1909 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 21 Nov. 7/3 Let us discuss that unconsidered trifle, the worst seller..as it concerns that unusually negligible quantity, the thoughtful appreciative minority of book readers.

1924 O. Sitwell Triple Fugue 73 in Georgian Stories (1927) 268 Could a written testimonial be obtained from the shades of..Dryden,..Gray, Keats..and from their heirs, the worst-sellers of to-day, it is probable that the purport..would be found..to be remarkably alike in every case.

1925 V. Woolf Common Reader 262 There is..the best-seller public and the worst-seller public.

1980 ‘J. Gash’ Spend Game vi. 65 A tatty copy of the world's worst-seller like Dr Chase's book.

2012 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Sport section) 8 It's infuriating that Rowling should have such success when all the brilliant books I've written have been worst-sellers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	worst-seller
释义	worst-sellern. Brit. /ˌwəːs(t)ˈsɛlə/, U.S. /ˌwərs(t)ˈsɛlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: worst adj., seller n.¹ Etymology: < worst adj. + seller n.¹, after worst-selling adj. Compare earlier bestseller n. A book distinguished commercially by its low sales; (also) the writer of such a book; opposed to bestseller n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > worst-seller or slow-seller remainder1757 rum1760 remainder book1858 plug1890 crab1896 worst-seller1903 society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > best seller or worst-seller worst-seller1903 bestseller1907 1903 School Jrnl. 10 Jan. 53/2 Books on education are the worst sellers in the market; the teachers steer clear of them. 1909 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 21 Nov. 7/3 Let us discuss that unconsidered trifle, the worst seller..as it concerns that unusually negligible quantity, the thoughtful appreciative minority of book readers. 1924 O. Sitwell Triple Fugue 73 in Georgian Stories (1927) 268 Could a written testimonial be obtained from the shades of..Dryden,..Gray, Keats..and from their heirs, the worst-sellers of to-day, it is probable that the purport..would be found..to be remarkably alike in every case. 1925 V. Woolf Common Reader 262 There is..the best-seller public and the worst-seller public. 1980 ‘J. Gash’ Spend Game vi. 65 A tatty copy of the world's worst-seller like Dr Chase's book. 2012 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Sport section) 8 It's infuriating that Rowling should have such success when all the brilliant books I've written have been worst-sellers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1903
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