seller

/ˈselə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈselər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈse-lər/ (ame, mw)

seller — noun

  • sellersingular
  • sellersplural

1. a person or business that gives ownership of a product or service to a buyer in

1.名詞A2
釋義

a person or business that gives ownership of a product or service to a buyer in exchange for money

例句

The seller agreed to lower the price by ten percent.

Paul asked the seller whether the sofa had been used before.

seller + whether-clause for inquiring about goods

同義詞
  • vendor

    more formal than seller; often used for licensed or registered sellers

  • merchant

    usually a business owner trading in bulk or a specific type of goods

  • retailer

    sells products directly to the public, not to other businesses

  • dealer

    often associated with cars, art, or illegal goods; implies a professional trader

反義詞
  • buyer

    the person or business that purchases from a seller

  • customer

    the person who buys a product or service

文法句型

seller + of + [product]

seller + on + [platform]

用法筆記

Seller can refer to either an individual (e.g., a street vendor) or an organisation (e.g., a company). The counterpart of seller is buyer. In legal documents, seller often appears in the paired expression buyer and seller.

常見錯誤

❌I bought this at a seller near the station.
✅I bought this from a seller near the station.
💡seller refers to a person or business, not a physical location; use from a seller or at a shop.
❌The seller of this book is very high this year.
✅This book has sold very well this year.
💡seller as a person does not describe sales volume; for that meaning, use the second sense of seller or the verb sell.

2. a product that is bought in large amounts by many customers, usually because it

2.名詞B1
釋義

a product that is bought in large amounts by many customers, usually because it is popular or of good quality

例句

This novel has been a top seller in bookstores across the country.

modifier: top seller

The new phone model quickly became the biggest seller in the electronics store.

同義詞
  • bestseller

    most common for books and media; often written as one word

  • hit

    informal; used for movies, songs, or entertainment products

  • crowd-pleaser

    informal; suggests wide appeal and enjoyment

反義詞
  • flop

    informal; a product that nobody buys or that fails commercially

文法句型

[adjective] + seller

[be] + a + [adjective] + seller

用法筆記

This sense is almost always used with an adjective modifier (big seller, top seller, best seller, steady seller). The compound best seller is often written as one word: bestseller. Distinguish this sense from sense 1: a bestseller is a product, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌This phone is a seller.' (too vague)
✅This phone is a top seller.
💡this sense requires a modifier such as big, top, or best to convey the meaning clearly.
❌The seller of this product is very good.' (when meaning it sells well)
✅This product is a good seller.
💡use the product as the subject with an adjective modifier, not the person sense.