seller
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seller¹
- /ˈsɛlə/ UK
- /ˈsɛlɚ/ US
Sounds like cellar, sellar · Rhymes with -ɛlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English seller, sellere, (also siller, sullar, sullere), from Old English *sellere, *syllere, equivalent to sell + -er (agent noun) (sense 1) and sell + -er (patient) (sense 2). Cognate with Danish sælger, Swedish säljare, Icelandic seljari (“a seller; dealer”).
noun sellers
- Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk. Alisha was a seller of fine books.
- Something which sells. Two of the books Alisha authored had become big sellers.
seller²
- /ˈsɛlə/ UK
- /ˈsɛlɚ/ US
Sounds like cellar, sellar · Rhymes with -ɛlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Alternative forms.
noun sellers
- Obsolete spelling of cellar
Seller³
proper noun
- An English and Scottish topographic surname, derived from any of several places named Sell.
- An English and Scottish occupational surname for a saddler, or for a person who sells things.
- An English and Scottish metonymic surname for someone who worked in a cellar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vendor, vender, trafficker, merchant, retailer, salesman, salesperson, dealer, trader, shopkeeper, reseller, provider, selling, clerk, buyer, sale
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noun someone who sells
| Español | vendedor, vendedora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 판매인 panmaein, 판매자 panmaeja |
| 日本語 | 売り手 urite, 販売者 hanbaisha |
| 中文 | 賣方 /卖方 màifāng, 賣主 /卖主 màizhǔ |
| हिन्दी | बेचने वाला becne vālā, विक्रेता vikretā |
| Kiswahili | mwuzaji |
| Português | vendedor, vendedora |
| Français | vendeur, vendeuse |
| Deutsch | Verkäufer, Verkäuferin |
| Italiano | venditore, venditrice |
| Ελληνικά | πωλητής politís, πωλήτρια polítria |
| Română | vânzător, vânzătoare |
| Русский | продаве́ц prodavéc, продавщи́ца prodavščíca, торго́вец torgóvec, торго́вка torgóvka, ве́ндор véndor, ве́ндор vɛ́ndor |
| Tiếng Việt | người bán |
| العربية | بَائِع bāʔiʕ, بَائِعَة bāʔiʕa |
| עברית | מוֹכֵר mokhér, מוֹכֶרֶת |
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title = {seller},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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