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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bib•li•o•pole (bib′lē ə pōl′),USA pronunciation n. - Library Sciencea bookseller, esp. a dealer in rare or used books.
Also, bib•li•op•o•list (bib′lē op′ə list).USA pronunciation - Greek bibliopó̄lēs (biblio- biblio- + pōl- (stem of pōleîsthai to sell) + -ēs agentive suffix)
- Latin bibliopōla
- 1765–75;
bib•li•o•pol•ic (bib′lē ə pol′ik),USA pronunciation bib′li•o•pol′i•cal, bib′li•o•po′lar, adj. bib′li•o•pol′i•cal•ly, adv. bib•li•op•o•lism (bib′lē op′ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation bib′li•op′o•ly, n. bib′li•op′o•lis′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bibliopole /ˈbɪblɪəʊˌpəʊl/, bibliopolist /ˌbɪblɪˈɒpəlɪst/ n - a dealer in books, esp rare or decorative ones
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin bibliopōla, from Greek bibliopōlēs bookseller, from biblio- + pōlein to sellˌbibliˈopoly n |