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

Related formsre·sell·er, nounsu·per·sell·er, noun

sel

[ sel ]

/ sɛl /

noun, adjective, pronoun Scot.

self.

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Paddle8 works better than a smaller regional auction house because it is nimbler and its costs—to the seller and buyer—are lower.
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The seller is in America and has offered no documentation proving that the 1,300-year-old object is owned legitimately.
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Parisian concept store Colette, a seller of the T-shirts, reportedly received the brunt of Slimane's anger.
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He also arranged a sting to catch the seller at the motel in Phoenix.
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The way you made the most money as a seller was to make as much as you could on single sales.
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I could introduce the seller, did such an impossible person exist, to some one who could buy.
The Good Comrade|Una L. Silberrad
When the confession was over, and it did not take long, the faithful hastened towards the seller.
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That's fair enough, because the life of the seller has a way of not being worth much afterward, either.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
Every seller is ex vi termini also a buyer; if, therefore production is doubled, purchasing power is also doubled.
Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II|William Roscher
The gentleman bought a ticket for New York, and remained at the window of the office talking quite easily with the seller.
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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

sel

/ (sɛl) /

noun

a Scot word for self

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Word Origin and History for seller

seller

c.1200, agent noun from sell (v.).

seller

noun

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sel

noun, adjective, pronoun Scot.

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