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seller

/ˈselə/SEH-lur
/ˈsɛlɚ/SEH-lur

Meaningone who sells

Common meaning: a person who sells

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsellan‘give or hand over’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsellensource
  3. Englishsell‘exchange goods for money’
  4. Englishformed in English from sellseller‘a person who sells’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from sell + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SELL, p.539 · scan

Source words

  • sellan Old English · source word “give or hand over”

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