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Definition of "page-turner" [page-turner]

  • Informal A very interesting, exciting, or suspenseful book, usually a novel: "The book is a page-turner” ( Frank Conroy). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "page-turner" in a sentence
  • "It's that oft-cited but very rare species of novel we call a page-turner, and it brilliantly achieves this because Drvenkar knows how to use all the tools at his disposal, to excellent effect."
  • "I have to congratulate Ms. Allred - it's one of the few legal documents I can describe as a page-turner."
  • "‘Love, Revenge & Buttered Scones’ – a real page-turner that will make you very happy."