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best-seller
ˌbest-ˈsel‧ler , best‧sell‧er /ˌbestˈselə $ -ər/ noun [COUNTABLE] a popular product, especially a book, that many people buy: ▪ His new book went straight to number one on the best-seller list. ▪ The game is already a bestseller in Japan.
—best-selling adjective [ONLY BEFORE NOUN]: ▪ a best-selling author ▪ the UK’s best-selling album
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS VERB become ▪ The book rapidly became a best-seller. ▪ The novel became an international best-seller and was translated into 19 languages. ▪ The letters were a real find and James went on to publish two volumes of them; they became immediate best-sellers. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Already a best-seller in Japan, Quovis comes out in English later this year. ▪ Every year there's a toy that becomes a hard-to-find best-seller. ▪ Her book has been an international best-seller for over a decade. ▪ J K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books were number one on the best-seller list for months. ▪ Nader's book, Unsafe at Any Speed, became a surprise best-seller. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He offers brand-new tomes from the New York Times best-seller list at exactly half off - with no tax to pay. ▪ I guess everyone at one time or another has read an enjoyable book and then daydreamed about writing his own best-seller. ▪ It still a best-seller around the world. ▪ Jackson's has bought the rights, and Jackson's could make a Coptic dictionary into a best-seller if they tried. ▪ One section is stuffed full of reviewer's copies of the latest best-sellers. ▪ Publishers of best-sellers have something to gain from discounting if volumes rise enough to make up for it.
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