noun
-
a person who sells
-
an article to be sold
this item is always a good seller
-
short for selling race
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of seller
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at sell 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
A vegetable seller, taxi driver or small shopkeeper does not need to buy a card terminal to accept UPI.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Fruit seller Ahmed al Ahmed was hailed as a hero after footage showed him disarming a gunman during the December 14 attack, which killed 15 people at a Jewish festival.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
When a seller cannot—or chooses not to—deliver, customer support tells buyers they are covered by the FanProtect Guarantee, which promises the company will “do our best” to find “comparable or better” replacement seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
I prefer Vinted because it’s easy to use and there aren’t any seller fees, but platforms like Poshmark, Depop or eBay will do the trick, too.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Papa occasionally used some money to buy more rice and once even surprised them by giving Mama money to buy one-day-old fish when the fish seller bicycled down the street ringing his bell.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
As a result, sellers of assets end up paying taxes on inflated gains, raising the effective tax rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
But Parsons said sellers are losing out on vital income due to the heatwaves.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Until now, the Sun Belt has felt the brunt of America’s housing affordability crisis, with many sellers forced to make steep price cuts to attract buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the summer, it also began targeting warehouses of Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries, inflicting losses not only on the company but also on hundreds of sellers who use the platform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
He knew owners and ticket sellers and players.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
