A seller of a type of thing is a person or company that sells that type of thing.
...a flower seller.
...the world's largest seller of organic food. [+ of]
Synonyms: dealer, merchant, vendor, agent More Synonyms of seller
2. countable noun
In a business deal, the seller is the person who is selling something to someone else.
In theory, the buyer could ask the seller to have a test carried out.
Housing became a seller's market, and prices zoomed up.
3. countable noun [adjective NOUN]
If you describe a product as, for example, a big seller, you mean that large numbers of it are being sold.
Our biggest seller is a heavy jersey tailored dress.
4. See also best seller
seller in British English
(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
seller in American English
(ˈsɛlər)
noun
1.
a person who sells; vendor
2.
something that sells: usually with reference to its rate of sale
a good seller
COBUILD Collocations
seller
willing seller
Examples of 'seller' in a sentence
seller
The company fully expects it to be a big seller.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Both companies are willing sellers and have considered a float of the company.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You should ask the seller for evidence that the recall work has been done.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But the balance of power between buyers and sellers can change quickly.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We have asked the sellers to reduce the price but they have refused to budge.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But buyers and sellers are backed with funds from the same pool of capital.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Best practice would suggest asking the seller about any unusual restrictions.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
With rising inflation squeezing household spending, there were sellers of the shops.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The retailer is one of the biggest sellers of electrical goods in Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's not good for sellers or buyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The company 's sellers also trade online through personalised websites.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is already the world's biggest seller.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If the seller is a business, make sure it exists and has a physical address or phone number.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Buyers outnumber sellers by three to one in Hounslow and the competition for homes has helped to stoke up prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is also good news for sellers, who will no longer need to shell out hundreds of pounds for a piece of pointless regulation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There are flower sellers, too, along the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This month the standstill agreement between the company and the sellers of those US brands expires, which means both can compete more aggressively.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
seller
British English: seller NOUN
A seller of a type of thing is a person or company that sells that type of thing.
...a flower seller.
American English: seller
Brazilian Portuguese: vendedor
Chinese: 卖者
European Spanish: vendedor
French: vendeur
German: Verkäufer
Italian: venditore
Japanese: 販売人
Korean: 판매인
European Portuguese: vendedor
Latin American Spanish: vendedor
All related terms of 'seller'
best seller
A best seller is a book of which a lot of copies have been sold.
flower seller
a person who sells flowers for a living, usually from a stall in the street
short seller
a person engaged in short selling
willing seller
A seller of a type of thing is a person or company that sells that type of thing.
programme seller
someone who sells written or printed lists of the events, performers, etc, in a theatre performance
seller's market
When there is a seller's market for a particular product , there are fewer of the products for sale than people who want to buy them, so buyers have little choice and prices go up. Compare → buyer's market .
bestseller
a book , record , CD, or other product that has sold in great numbers , esp over a short period
a buyer's/seller's market
If you say that it is a buyer's market , you mean that it is a good time to buy a particular thing, because there is a lot of it available , so its price is low . If you say that it is a seller's market , you mean that very little of it is available, so its price is high .