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seller

[ sel-er ]

noun

  1. a person who sells; sell; salesperson or vender.
  2. an article considered with reference to its sales: sales:

    one of the poorest sellers.



ˈseller

/ ˈsɛlə /

noun

  1. a person who sells
  2. an article to be sold

    this item is always a good seller

  3. short for selling race


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Other Words From

  • re·seller noun
  • super·seller noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of seller1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; sell 1, -er 1

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Example Sentences

According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.

Paddle8 works better than a smaller regional auction house because it is nimbler and its costs—to the seller and buyer—are lower.

I asked Christian publisher Crossway Books for their assessment of the manipulation of the best-seller lists.

The book, edited by former Yank magazine art director Art Weithas, featured visual art from the war and was a best seller.

Leonard was nowhere near the best-seller list, but each book was selling a little more than the one before.

And the wrongdoer may still be sued in a civil action for the loss to the seller as before.

The English have too much pride to be tricky or shabby, even in the essentially corrupting relation of buyer and seller.

The seller or owner therefore is not bound by any terms stated by the auctioneer differing from those given to him.

The seller may have tried to fool her but did not, and having failed, the buyer has no legal ground for an action.

A witty knave bargained with a seller of lace in London for as much as would reach from one of his ears to the other.

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