bestseller

noun

best·​sell·​er ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər 

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

best-sellerdom

ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər-dəm 

noun

best-selling

ˈbes(t)-ˈse-liŋ 

adjective

Examples of bestseller in a Sentence

She has written several best sellers.

Recent Examples on the Web

What caused the spike, which made Doja’s project a bestseller once more? While Scarlet was released in September 2023, it was not made available on every format. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

In the Heat of the Night and In Cold Blood, based on the Truman Capote bestseller. —Jennifer Frederick, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024

Hoka regularly offers up to 30 percent off on its bestsellers (check out the rotating markdowns here). —Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024

Season 1 was based on the Scott Turow bestseller that also inspired a 1990 movie version starring Harrison Ford. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024

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Retailing for $88, the set features a mini-sized bestseller from each of Haut Drops’ debut brands, packaged in a limited-edition mini yellow backpack. —Noor Lobad, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024

The book was first published in 1974, quickly generating a huge reaction and achieving bestseller status. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024

Alo Advent Calendar Buy Now for $250 Alo thought outside of the box with its offering, which contains beauty, wellness, movement and style bestsellers to set your self-care journey in the right direction. —Jackie Fields, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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