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語源 1

From 中期英語 seller, sellere, (also siller, sullar, sullere), from 古期英語 *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”).

名詞

seller (plural sellers)

1. Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.

   Alisha was a seller of fine books.

   • 2020 March 10, Oliver Milman, “Are laboratory-grown diamonds the more ethical choice to say 'I do'?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 August 2023:

     De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, announced plans in 2017 to operate a carbon-neutral mine and pointed out that the FTC has warned lab-grown diamond sellers over the veracity of their environmental claims.

   • 2020 November 24, Rishi Iyengar, “Amazon wins legal fight against eBay over alleged seller poaching”, in CNN‎:

     Amazon secured a major legal victory in its fight with rival eBay over seller poaching, with an arbitration panel ruling in its favor earlier this month, according to court filings by the company on Tuesday.

2. Something which sells.

   Two of the books Alisha authored had become big sellers.

   • 1980, Marianne Wiggins, Went South, New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 87:

     Still, she sat in her chair and read it and reread it, six, seven times. She was pleased with it, she was pleased with herself. This time for sure, she said to herself. This one’s a seller. Really big.

派生語

語源 2

Alternative forms.

名詞

seller (plural sellers)

1. Obsolete spelling of cellar.

アナグラム

• Ellers, ellers, resell