seller

[sel-er]

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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.

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]

noun, adjective, pronoun Scot.

self.

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Examples from the Web for seller

Contemporary Examples

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
The seller is in America and has offered no documentation proving that the 1,300-year-old object is owned legitimately.
Egyptian Tomb-Robbing Market Explodes on eBay
Bel Trew
May 31, 2014
Parisian concept store Colette, a seller of the T-shirts, reportedly received the brunt of Slimane's anger.
Riccardo Tisci Styled a Car Wreck for CR Fashion Book; Beyoncé Reveals Stylish Prom Picture
The Fashion Beast Team
October 2, 2013
He also arranged a sting to catch the seller at the motel in Phoenix.
The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico
Nick Romeo
August 24, 2013
The profile picture shows the seller, shirtless, on the beach, wearing black sunglasses.
Egypt’s Arms Race
Sophia Jones
August 23, 2013

Historical Examples

The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
This gave him the appearance, either of an artist of sorts or of a seller of chestnuts!
A Nest of Spies
Pierre Souvestre
The seller of the arts may be called an art-seller; the seller of virtue, a Sophist.
Sophist
Plato
The buyer gains much by being open and above board with the seller.
Dollars and Sense
Col. Wm. C. Hunter
I thought the seller's conscience a trifle lax when he asked £13, 13s.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders
William M'Combie

British Dictionary definitions for seller

seller

noun

a person who sells
an article to be soldthis item is always a good seller
short for selling race

sel

noun

a Scot word for self

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Word Origin and History for seller

n.

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

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Examples from the Web for seller

Contemporary Examples

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

The seller is in America and has offered no documentation proving that the 1,300-year-old object is owned legitimately.

Parisian concept store Colette, a seller of the T-shirts, reportedly received the brunt of Slimane's anger.

He also arranged a sting to catch the seller at the motel in Phoenix.

The profile picture shows the seller, shirtless, on the beach, wearing black sunglasses.

Historical Examples

The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer.

This gave him the appearance, either of an artist of sorts or of a seller of chestnuts!

The seller of the arts may be called an art-seller; the seller of virtue, a Sophist.

The buyer gains much by being open and above board with the seller.

I thought the seller's conscience a trifle lax when he asked £13, 13s.

seller

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Word Origin and History for seller

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Origin of seller