seller

Etymology 1

From Middle English seller, sellere, (also siller, sullar, sullere), from Old English *sellere, *syllere, equivalent to sell + -er. Cognate with Danish sælger, Swedish säljare, Icelandic seljari (“a seller; dealer”).

noun

1. Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
   Alisha was a seller of fine books.
2. Something which sells.
   Two of the books Alisha authored had become big sellers.
   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. 1980, Marianne Wiggins, Went South, New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, page 87

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

noun

1. Obsolete spelling of cellar