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View synonyms for page-turner

page-turner

[ peyj-tur-ner ]

noun

  1. a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.


page-turner

noun

  1. an exciting novel, such as a thriller, with a fast-moving story
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of page-turner1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

Is there a biography that you think is both a good place to start with Lincoln and a good page-turner?

He constantly demotes Andrew to page-turner, and then promotes him back to the band.

The whole process of making a book into a page-turner is all about the rubber bands placed inside the text.

Lupton talks about her three-year pursuit of creating the perfect page-turner.

Dramatizing the work of historians, Larson has produced a page-turner on par with The Devil in the White City.

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