bestseller

or best sell·er

[ best-sel-er ]
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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.

Origin of bestseller

1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; best + seller

Other words from bestseller

  • best·sell·er·dom, noun
  • best-selling, adjective

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How to use bestseller in a sentence

  • Perhaps, with the freedom from this college grind, I could write some of those masterpieces at last–even a best seller!

    The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • Many books, and especially certain works of fiction of the "best-seller" type, are clearly reading-mob phenomena.

    The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
  • Next came a good-sized check, and the information that his book was a “best seller.”

    David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • This little token proved to be the best seller on the market.

    Revisiting the Earth | James Langdon Hill
  • If it is, it will be for reasons very different from those which made The Loom of Youth a best seller in 1917.

    The Loom of Youth | Alec Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for bestseller

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

Derived forms of bestseller

  • bestselling, adjective

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