Usually means: Book so engaging, can't stop.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word page-turner:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. page-turner: Merriam-Webster
  2. page-turner: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. page-turner: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. page-turner, page-turner: Collins English Dictionary
  5. page-turner: Wordnik
  6. page-turner: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. page-turner: Wiktionary
  8. page-turner: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. page-turner: Dictionary.com
  10. Page-turner: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. page-turner: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. page-turner: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  (idiomatic) A highly interesting or suspenseful written work that one is compelled to read very rapidly.
noun:  (music) A person who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician’s (especially a pianist or organist’s) sheet music during a performance.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see page, turner.

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