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stall-reader

stall-reader noun: a person who would stand and read books at a bookstall without buying them.

Noun

stall-reader (plural stall-readers)

  1. (historical) A person who would stand and read books at a bookstall without buying them.

Forms of stall-reader

pluralstall-readers

Origin of stall-reader

From stall + reader.

Questions about stall-reader

What does stall-reader mean?
Stall-reader means a person who would stand and read books at a bookstall without buying them.
What part of speech is stall-reader?
Stall-reader is a noun.
What is the plural of stall-reader?
The plural of stall-reader is stall-readers.

Words near stall-reader in the dictionary

  1. stall turns
  2. stall-fed
  3. stall-feed
  4. stall-feeding
  5. stall-feeds
  6. stall-reader
  7. stall-readers
  8. stallage
  9. stallages
  10. Stallard
  11. Stallards

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