noun
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a person who sells
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an article to be sold
this item is always a good seller
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short for selling race
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Etymology
Origin of seller
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at sell 1, -er 1
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Katie Griffin, from surveyors Sawdye and Harris in Devon, said that having to correct a price could ultimately lead to a seller accepting less than even a revised asking price.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Nate Anderson, a short seller and the founder of financial investigations firm Hindenburg Research, had leveled the original fraud accusations that triggered federal investigations of Nikola.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
The trust bought a mountainside lot on about two-thirds of an acre for $315,000 in cash, the seller told the newsrooms.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
If you are negotiating to buy a place, you might want to make that point to the seller — forcefully.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Are people living in the Old Mint?” he asked the apple seller.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The sneaker industry is suffering from excess inventory of casual lifestyle sneakers, which has prompted many shoe sellers such as Foot Locker and Nike to slap on discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
When the contract expires, trades will be settled in cash, so sellers won’t have to deliver any compute capacity to buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“It’s a good time to be looking for motivated sellers, buying right and structuring deals that make financial sense.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
It said staff were evacuated and no one was injured, and that it was not accepting shipments from sellers at the location "as it is currently serving other operational purposes".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
In the days that followed, ballad sellers began to cry out new and final verses to the notorious life of Hold-Your-Nose Billy and his partner, Cutwater.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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