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Seller vs Salesman - What's the difference?

seller | salesman | Hypernyms |

Salesman is a hypernym of seller.



As nouns the difference between seller and salesman

is that seller is someone who sells; a vender; a clerk while salesman is a man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.

As a proper noun Seller

is an English and Scottish topographic surname, derived from either of several places named Sell.

seller

English

Etymology 1

From (sell) + (-er).

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who sells; a vender; a clerk
  • Alisha was a seller of fine books.
  • Something which sells
  • Two of the books Alisha authored had become banner sellers .

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----

    salesman

    English

    Noun

    (salesmen)
  • A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
  • Antonyms

    * saleswoman

    Hypernyms

    * salesperson * seller * vendor

    Derived terms

    * salesmanship * travelling salesman * travelling salesman problem