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bestseller

or best sell·er

[ best-sel-er ]

noun

  1. a book that is among those having the largest sales during a given period.
  2. any product that among those of its kind is selling particularly well at a given time:

    This car was a bestseller last year.



bestseller

/ ˌbɛstˈsɛlə /

noun

  1. a book, record, CD, or other product that has sold in great numbers, esp over a short period
  2. the author of one or more such books, etc


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Derived Forms

  • ˌbestˈselling, adjective

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Other Words From

  • bestseller·dom noun
  • best-selling adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bestseller1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; best + seller

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Example Sentences

The Plot Against America was his first novel to land on the bestseller list in 17 years.

His book, ‘Ebola Survival Handbook,’ is already a bestseller.

For most authors, just getting on any bestseller list would be a huge victory.

The tape was a bestseller, and the rest, as they say, is history.

The book got awful reviews even as it topped The New York Times bestseller list.

It is, miraculous to relate, still the leader in its own special field—a "bestseller" for forty years!

Precaution had been a deliberate attempt to produce a bestseller, and it succeeded only moderately.

Books are as permanent as their survival on bestseller lists.

Titles make it onto the bestseller lists only because they are sold, not read.

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