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Word

seller

Phoneticssell·er, stress on the first syllable

US/ˈsɛɫɝ/

UK/sˈɛlɐ/

Definitions

01a person who sells

A2 · Elementary Countable noun

n. a person or business that sells something.

n. a person, business, or entity that offers goods or services for sale.

“The seller agreed to lower the price because the car had a small scratch.”

“The online marketplace protects both the buyer and the seller by holding the funds until the item is delivered and inspected.”

02a popular product

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a product that people buy a lot of, often used with words like 'best'.

n. a product or commodity considered in terms of its sales performance.

“Her first novel was a best seller and was translated into ten languages.”

“The marketing team identified the compact SUV as their biggest seller in the European market last quarter.”

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03a basement

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic

n. an old way of spelling 'cellar' — a room under a house.

n. an obsolete orthographic variant of 'cellar', referring to an underground room for storage.

“In the old manuscript, the word for the wine room was written as 'seller'.”

“The researcher noted that in sixteenth-century documents, the term 'seller' frequently appeared where modern readers would expect 'cellar'.”

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Etymology

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”).

Alternative forms.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Exam level
CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
Frequency
Common
Level
A2 · Elementary
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