Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

seller

American  
[sel-er] / ˈsɛl ər /

noun

  1. a person who sells; sell; salesperson or vender.

  2. an article considered with reference to its sales: sales.

    one of the poorest sellers.
ˈseller British  
/ ˈsɛlə /

noun

  1. a person who sells

  2. an article to be sold

    this item is always a good seller

  3. short for selling race

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • reseller noun
  • superseller noun

Etymology

Origin of seller

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; sell 1, -er 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"For buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords there will be higher fees, less choice of agents if smaller ones can't compete," she said.

From BBC

That makes it harder for buyers and sellers to agree on prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reports of an ongoing probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission and multiple short seller reports, most recently at the end of March, also have shaken investor confidence.

From Barron's

That’s because there are hundreds of thousands more home sellers than buyers, leading to homes sitting on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

He became a reader, then a writer, and above all a collector and seller of books.

From The Wall Street Journal

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.