noun
- plural of bibliopole; booksellers or dealers in books
Usage: archaic; formal
Examples
- The ancient bibliopoles gathered in the marketplace to sell their manuscripts.
- Medieval bibliopoles traveled from town to town with their collections.
- The guild of bibliopoles controlled much of the book trade in the city.
- Wealthy bibliopoles often commissioned scribes to copy rare texts.
- The bibliopoles displayed their finest volumes for educated customers.