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“Cellar” or “Seller”

cellar / seller are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

cellar s·EH·l·er

  • nounstorage space where wines are stored.

seller s·EH·l·er

  • nounsomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“cellar”

  • …stories in addition to a cellar, an attic, and the brick
  • …breaks into the castle wine cellar and returns with enough for
  • …entire cement floor from the cellar would also be removed.
  • Guards escort her to the cellar upon hearing that Christophe's father…
  • …art gallery and a wine cellar.
  • …house (c. 1855), and root cellar (c. 1855).
  • …museum were found in the cellar, many are not original to…
  • Wine cellar
  • …and consists of a high cellar, bel étage and a hipped…
  • …as a solar, with the cellar being used as a service

“seller”

  • …The New York Times Best Seller list.
  • …The New York Times Best Seller list in its second week…
  • …which version was the biggest seller was given, but from October…
  • …The New York Times Best Seller list in the book's first
  • …was known as a "street seller" who was constantly in trouble…
  • …association with Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller and his partner Flody Suarez.
  • …himself as a "producer and seller of aesthetic pleasure."
  • …an introduction to the print seller John Boydell, who gave him…
  • …Hacha disguised as a fruit seller to find and rescue his…
  • …yet another typical use, a seller can provide a merchandise return…

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