seller

noun

sell·​er ˈse-lər How to pronounce seller (audio)
1
: one that offers for sale
2
: a marketed product that sells well, to a specified extent, or in a specified manner
a million-copy seller
a poor seller

Examples of seller in a Sentence

The seller said that the car was in excellent condition. We're the number one seller of appliances in the country. That book is our top seller.
Recent Examples on the Web Taylor Swift style expert Sarah Chapelle quickly tracked down the $65 sweatshirt to the website of Frankie Collective, a vintage and reworked clothing seller in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024 No state law mandates a private seller to verify a buyer’s date of birth. The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024 The Wall Street Journal reports that the project started in 2015 as a way to compare the experiences of third-party sellers on Amazon to those of e-commerce rivals, and quickly morphed into a means of snooping on competitors, especially Walmart. Laura Bratton, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 Moving forward, interest rates will likely be the key factor influencing buyers and sellers. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024 To become a TikTok Shop seller, users need only upload a government issued ID to the platform and link their bank and TikTok accounts. Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 But the system, managed by an unregulated industry of credit sellers, is often opaque and dysfunctional. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024 But while the primary tactic of Gunrunner was the interdiction of buyers and sellers who were violating the laws, the agents in Phoenix had other plans. Ieva Jusionyte, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024 Home prices are also about 1.1% higher in late April, Realtor.com said, meaning a seller could generate the largest possible profit during that month. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seller was in the 13th century

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“Seller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seller. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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