seller

[ sel-er ]

/ ˈsɛl ər /

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noun

a person who sells; salesperson or vender.

an article considered with reference to its sales: one of the poorest sellers.

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Origin of seller

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at sell¹, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM seller

re·sell·er, nounsu·per·sell·er, noun

Words nearby seller

sell a bill of goods, Sellafield, sell-back, sell-by date, sell down the river, seller, Sellers, sellers' market, seller's option, Sellers screw thread, sell in

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How to use seller in a sentence

Addressing the issue is also important for streaming ad sellers to prove to advertisers that streaming can expand the number of people they are able to reach.
‘No way to properly manage frequency on two ad servers’: The ad tech hitch in Disney’s and ViacomCBS’s streaming upfront pitches|Tim Peterson|August 27, 2020|Digiday
Next, we take a look at Major League Baseball’s looming trade deadline, figuring out which teams our Doyle number says should be buyers and which should be sellers.
The Celtics Had No Patience For ‘The Process’|Sarah Shachat|August 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Yet in California, and most of the country for that matter, there’s no requirement to disclose anything about sea level rise or coastal flooding between buyer and seller during a real estate transaction.
Environment Report: Real Estate Sellers Aren’t Required to Disclose Sea Level Rise Risk|MacKenzie Elmer|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
“I had an unwilling buyer and an unwilling seller,” said Gary London, a real estate analyst hired by the trust to do market research.
The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Debacle Helps Explain How We Got Here|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego

As one commercial real estate expert suggested to VOSD back in February, the city might be able to break the lease if it can demonstrate that the sellers didn’t properly disclose everything they knew about the building’s true condition upfront.
How the City Came to Lease a Lemon|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paddle8 works better than a smaller regional auction house because it is nimbler and its costs—to the seller and buyer—are lower.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I asked Christian publisher Crossway Books for their assessment of the manipulation of the best-seller lists.
How the Religious Right Scams Its Way Onto the New York Times Bestseller List|Warren Throckmorton|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book, edited by former Yank magazine art director Art Weithas, featured visual art from the war and was a best seller.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leonard was nowhere near the best-seller list, but each book was selling a little more than the one before.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the wrongdoer may still be sued in a civil action for the loss to the seller as before.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The English have too much pride to be tricky or shabby, even in the essentially corrupting relation of buyer and seller.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The seller or owner therefore is not bound by any terms stated by the auctioneer differing from those given to him.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The seller may have tried to fool her but did not, and having failed, the buyer has no legal ground for an action.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
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.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for seller

seller

/ (ˈsɛlə) /

noun

a person who sells

an article to be soldthis item is always a good seller

short for selling race

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