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short seller

short seller noun: a person or organization that participates in short selling.

Noun

short seller (plural short sellers)

  1. A person or organization that participates in short selling.

Forms of short seller

pluralshort sellers

Origin of short seller

From short + seller.

Questions about short seller

What does short seller mean?
Short seller means a person or organization that participates in short selling.
What part of speech is short seller?
Short seller is a noun.
What is the plural of short seller?
The plural of short seller is short sellers.

Words near short seller in the dictionary

  1. short sales
  2. short scale
  3. short sea
  4. short seas
  5. short sell
  6. short seller
  7. short sellers
  8. short selling
  9. short sharp shock
  10. short sharp shocks
  11. short sheet

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