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seller

seller

257 1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛlər/
translation icon : vendedor
  • After that point it's non refundable unless the seller is in breach.
  • buyers and sellers
  • a willing seller
  • purchasers and sellers

The motivated, interested seller wants to know this.

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Examples

  • After receiving the purchase order, the seller keys the information into its computer system.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I wish that wasn't the case, but, unfortunately, it's still a seller's market.

  • Now, each seller is going to have a share of the total property.

  • The motivated, interested seller wants to know this.

  • Well, from the seller's website, this is what it says.

  • So what happens if you're a seller of a company?

  • For example, there were multiple sellers from which the buyer could have purchased gas.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Apparently this seller is very well renowned for their dolls.

  • Now this is from a small brand, an Etsy seller, the Popcorn Pub.

  • The seller at the market offered fresh fruits and vegetables at reasonable prices.

Synonyms

trader
vsseller
279 2.1

A person or company that buys and sells things to make money

is wider, not limited to those who buy goods first to make profit
salesman
vsseller
259 1.0

A person who sells things in shops or to customers

is the neutral, gender free term for the same selling role
vendor
vsseller
257 2.0

A person or company that sells things, for example at a market

is the general label for any person or business that sells
dealer
vsseller
227 2.7

A person or business that buys and sells items like art and cars

is the general label for any person or company selling goods or services
retailer
vsseller
205 2.4

A shop or company that sells goods to people for home use

is wider, not limited to selling directly to the public
supplier
vsseller
204 2.7

A company or person that sells goods and services to businesses and people

is wider, applying to people or businesses that offer goods directly or in trade
merchant
vsseller
203 2.1

A person or company that buys and sells goods, often in shops

is the broad term for anyone or any business that sells
salesperson
vsseller
28 2.2

A person who sells things for a store or company

is broader, including both businesses and independent individuals who sell
scalper
vsseller
  • US
13 7.0

A person who buys tickets or goods to sell them for much higher prices

is broader, including normal selling rather than specialised rapid resale
reseller
vsseller
12 3.7

A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit

is broader, including original suppliers, not only those who buy to resell
peddler
vsseller
8 5.7

A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets

is the broader label for selling in stores, online, and markets too
hawker
vsseller
  • UK
4 7.4

A person who sells goods in the street or at markets

is the general category that includes both travelling and fixed people who sell
merchandiser
vsseller
3 4.5

A person or company that buys and sells goods in shops

is wider, applying to all people or businesses that sell beyond retail
selling agent
vsseller
1 3.5

A person or company who finds buyers for someone and gets a fee

is the general term for someone who sells another’s goods for a commission
vender
vsseller
  • US
1.6

A person or business that sells to customers

is the same meaning but differs only in written form
merchanter
vsseller
  • Archaic
8.1

A person or company that buys, sells, and moves goods

focuses on the act of selling rather than also handling transport
tradesperson
vsseller
  • UK
3.5

A person who buys and sells goods in a shop or market

is the broad label for selling activity across people and companies
retail merchant
vsseller
2.8

A person or company that sells goods to people in small amounts for them to use

is the general word that includes wholesale and large quantity sales
staller
vsseller
6.0

A person who sells goods from a market stall

is broader, covering people or businesses who sell in many other places or ways
boxman
vsseller
  • Archaic
9.7

A person who travels with a box to sell goods

is the broad term covering all people and businesses that sell goods
higgler
vsseller
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who sells small items in markets, often moving from place to place and bargaining

is broader, covering people or businesses who sell at many scales and places

Compounds

60 2.1

A book or magazine that sells in very large numbers

coal seller
  • Archaic
4.2

A person who delivers coal to homes or factories for money

ice seller
  • Archaic
6.0

A person who cuts blocks of ice and delivers them to people

A person or shop that sells art prints like etchings and engravings

A person or shop that sells seeds for planting

slop-seller
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who offers cheap ready-made clothes for working people

A shop or person who sells writing and office supplies like pens and notebooks

How Large

wholesaler
22 3.5
merchant
203 2.1
seller
257 1.0
retailer
205 2.4
vendor
257 2.0

Surface Forms

seller singular
sellers plural

Morphology

seller = sell (transparent) = sell + er

The role noun is the regular agent noun formed from the verb 'sell' with productive English suffix '-er', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word seller comes from the verb sell and the ending -er, where -er means 'one who does' something, just like in teacher or baker. So a seller is 'one who sells' goods or services for money.