variants or best seller
plural bestsellers or best sellers
: a popular product and especially a book whose sales are among the highest of its class
[Isabel] Allende's new book is spun from the stuff of epic romances: eternal love, lost innocence, distant locales, revolution. In short, all the elements of a sure bestseller. Julie K. L. Dam
The Harvard Book Store Café … is not only the obvious choice for the latest best seller but the intelligent break for a shopper's graze. Alice Rubenstein Gochman
Two million copies have been sold, and it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for four years. Judith Daniels
… the two Fisher-Price bestsellers are the company's Fun with Food [toy] series and the Fisher-Price Fun with Food Kitchen. The New Yorker
She knows what the mass market wants—Vanderbilt and Chaps [fragrances] are best sellers—and she has a flair for what appeals to a more specialized market … Amy Singer

Examples of bestseller in a Sentence

She has written several best sellers.
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The full-length turned 50 at the beginning of March, and those who love the alternative and artsy rocker's music returned to the collection again in droves, turning it into a bestseller once more in the nation that produced one of the most inventive musicians of all time. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Deep cleaning upholstery just got a whole lot easier with this handy home appliance, which is a longtime bestseller on Amazon. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bestseller was in 1864

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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

best-seller

noun
best-sell·​er
ˈbes(t)-ˈsel-ər
: an article (as a book) whose sales are among the highest of its kind
best-selling
-ˈsel-iŋ
adjective

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