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Narrator: Today's word is "Seller" — noun, pronounced /ˈsɛlə/, with the stress on "sel".
Narrator: A seller is a person or business that sells something.
Narrator: In plain English, a seller is someone who sells — like a house seller or an online seller on eBay.
Narrator: It comes from the verb sell, from the Old English sellan, meaning to give, plus the suffix er.
Narrator: "A house seller" describes a person selling a property.
Narrator: It differs from vendor because seller is more general, whereas vendor is more formal and often for street or business sellers.
Narrator: "A bestseller" is a compound sense meaning a book that sells in very large numbers.
Narrator: Business, retail, property and publishing all rely on the word seller.
Narrator: So remember: a seller sells, from sell and er.
Speaker A: What is a seller?
Speaker B: A person who sells! SELLER comes from sell plus er, so it means a person or business that sells something.
Speaker A: So a house seller sells a house?
Speaker B: Yes — and an eBay seller sells online!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A house seller"; "a bestseller"; "the seller's market" — property, books and conditions.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse seller with cellar, because a seller sells things, while a cellar is a storage room.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Vendor' the formal cousin, 'retailer' the shop twin, 'merchant' the trading alternative. The word keeps its commercial charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "seller" in AI prompts — useful for commerce apps and property tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame commerce?
Speaker B: Right. For a commerce app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide for online sellers, naming two tips.
Speaker A: How about a property tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide for a house seller, naming two steps.
Speaker A: Could it help with a publishing bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame books:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what makes a bestseller, naming one factor.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a retail chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on a seller's market, naming one feature.
Seller — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary