noun
bookshop
noun
1
A shop that sells books (chiefly British).
"We spent the afternoon browsing the little bookshop on the corner."
How to Use Bookshop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shop whose main business is selling books.
UK vs US
British English favours "bookshop," while American English more commonly says "bookstore" for the same thing.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
bookshops plural
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Etymology
A compound of "book" and "shop."