Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who gives or offers handsel.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word handseller.

Examples

  • The Tim O'Brien collection of short stories is a favorite "handseller" of independent bookstores.

    Michael Giltz: Veterans Day: Five Books to Read Michael Giltz 2011

  • The Tim O'Brien collection of short stories is a favorite "handseller" of independent bookstores.

    Michael Giltz: Veterans Day: Five Books to Read Michael Giltz 2011

  • The Tim O'Brien collection of short stories is a favorite "handseller" of independent bookstores.

    Michael Giltz: Veterans Day: Five Books to Read Michael Giltz 2011

  • The Tim O'Brien collection of short stories is a favorite "handseller" of independent bookstores.

    Michael Giltz: Veterans Day: Five Books to Read Michael Giltz 2011

  • The Tim O'Brien collection of short stories is a favorite "handseller" of independent bookstores.

    Michael Giltz: Veterans Day: Five Books to Read Michael Giltz 2011

  • Janet Reid writes what is the most oft-repeated phrase among people urging someone else to read something, be they agent, editor, telephone order taker, bookstore handseller, or your mom?

    September 2008 Maxine 2008

  • Janet Reid writes what is the most oft-repeated phrase among people urging someone else to read something, be they agent, editor, telephone order taker, bookstore handseller, or your mom?

    E-readers: adapting to niches Maxine 2008

  • Janet Reid writes what is the most oft-repeated phrase among people urging someone else to read something, be they agent, editor, telephone order taker, bookstore handseller, or your mom?

    E-readers: adapting to niches Maxine 2008

  • And advance reading copies ARCs are sent to the buyers, so an independent bookseller – who works alongside the buyer or is the handseller on the floor – is more likely to have read it.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Editorial Anonymous 2008

  • The Tim O'Brien collection of short stories is a favorite "handseller" of independent bookstores.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Giltz 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.