bestseller
or best sell·er
a book that is among those having the largest sales during a given period.
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
1Other words from bestseller
- best·sell·er·dom, noun
- best-selling, adjective
Words Nearby bestseller
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How to use bestseller in a sentence
Her books have climbed to the top of bestseller lists, even though they aren’t yet commercially available.
Amanda Gorman clearly has talent. But there’s more to her meteoric rise. | Nneka McGuire | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostIn her book, Doughty talks about Jessica Mitford’s The American Way of Death, a 1963 exposé of the funeral industry that became a surprise bestseller.
Even though the 1983 novel — the basis for the hit Netflix miniseries — has recently become a paperback bestseller, the name of its author isn’t half as well known as it should be.
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder | Michael Dirda | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostHe is the author of six novels, including the international bestseller Einstein’s Dreams, as well as The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award.
Is Life Special Just Because It’s Rare? - Issue 95: Escape | Alan Lightman | January 20, 2021 | NautilusIt’s nothing new to see women underrepresented on these business bestseller lists—and the problem is getting worse.
Men named Jo(h)n have written as many of 2020’s top business books as all women combined | jakemeth | December 20, 2020 | Fortune
The Plot Against America was his first novel to land on the bestseller list in 17 years.
American Dreams: How Bush Shaped Our Reading of Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’ | Nathaniel Rich | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis book, ‘Ebola Survival Handbook,’ is already a bestseller.
For most authors, just getting on any bestseller list would be a huge victory.
Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing | Michael Signer | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tape was a bestseller, and the rest, as they say, is history.
‘The Fappening’ Yields A Fake Kim Kardashian Sex Tape | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe book got awful reviews even as it topped The New York Times bestseller list.
Why the Photo Scandal Won't Hurt Kate Upton's and Jennifer Lawrence's Careers | Nick Gillespie | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is, miraculous to relate, still the leader in its own special field—a "bestseller" for forty years!
Mark Twain | Archibald HendersonPrecaution had been a deliberate attempt to produce a bestseller, and it succeeded only moderately.
Tales for Fifteen | James Fenimore CooperBooks are as permanent as their survival on bestseller lists.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinTitles make it onto the bestseller lists only because they are sold, not read.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for bestseller
/ (ˌbɛstˈsɛlə) /
a book, record, CD, or other product that has sold in great numbers, esp over a short period
the author of one or more such books, etc
Derived forms of bestseller
- bestselling, adjective
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