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cellar — seller
[Both these words are pronounced with the same sound, as in ‘cellar’]
- a cellar (a room under-ground)
“Cellar” is ‘an underground room of a building where goods are stored, especially wine; a stock of wine kept in a cool room underground’,
- a wine cellar
e.g.
Fetch me some wine from the cellar, please.
“Seller” is ‘a person who sells something; a vendor; a thing (a product, book, item, etc.) that has large sales (which is sold in large quantities)’,
- a fruit seller
e.g.
The seller usually asks for a higher price than the price offered by the buyer.
- ‘Open Veins of Latin America’ is the No.2 best-seller book on Amazon.com
He is the author of three best sellers. [i.e. three of his books were sold in large numbers]
- a car seller (a car salesman)
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