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bookbinder

/ˈbʊkˌbaɪn.dɚ/
book · bind · er
Plural:bookbinders
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bookbinder Lexical Profile

bookbinder Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A craftsperson or business that fastens loose pages together and encloses them within protective covers to create or repair books.

Example

"The university library hired a master bookbinder to restore the damaged leather covers of its seventeenth-century manuscripts."

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• Nearby Words

book
bookable
bookbag
bookbinder
bookbinding
bookcase
bookend

Word Origin & Etymology

Attested from the late 14th century (Middle English 'bokebyndere'), formed as an agent noun from 'book' and 'bind' (both from Old English roots) with the suffix '-er'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bookbinder. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bookbinder
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