1. a person whose job is to bind books by fastening the pages together and putting covers on them

Examples

• The bookbinder carefully stitched the pages together before attaching the leather cover.
• She took her thesis to a professional bookbinder to have it bound in hardcover.
• The old bookbinder had been repairing damaged books for over thirty years.
• Local bookbinders often specialize in restoring antique volumes.
• The bookbinder used gold leaf to decorate the spine of the rare manuscript.
• After printing, the pages were sent to the bookbinder for final assembly.