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Bestseller vs Blockbuster - What's the difference?

bestseller | blockbuster |

As nouns the difference between bestseller and blockbuster

is that bestseller is a book or other product that has sold in large numbers while blockbuster is a high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.

As an adjective blockbuster is

an exceptional event.

bestseller

English

Alternative forms

* best seller * best-seller (US)

Etymology

Noun

(en noun)
  • A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.
  • Derived terms

    * bestsellerdom

    blockbuster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
  • Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
  • A large firecracker type of fireworks; an .
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • An exceptional event.
  • There was a blockbuster trade in baseball today.