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seller

sel·ler

UK/ˈsɛlə/ US/ˈsɛlɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • panic seller terms derived from seller (2)
  • pyramid seller terms derived from seller (1)
  • seller's market terms derived from seller (1)
  • seller's remorse terms derived from seller (1)
  • short seller terms derived from seller (2)
  • system seller terms derived from seller (2)

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