vendor

[ ven-der; contrastively ven-dawr ]

noun

1. a person or agency that sells.
2. vending machine.

vendor

/ ˈvɛndɔː; ˈvɛndə /

noun

1. law a person who sells something, esp real property
2. another name for vending machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendor¹

1585–95; < Anglo-French vendo ( u ) r < Latin venditor. See vend, -or ²

Example Sentences

The 69-year street vendor said she lives in a motel near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, arriving there after a stint of homelessness that occurred when code enforcement forced her to move from an illegal garage she rented for around $500 a month.

From Los Angeles Times

The jury awarded plaintiffs Mr al-Shimari, a middle school headmaster, Mr al-Ejaili, a journalist, and Mr al-Zubae, a fruit vendor, $3m each in compensatory damages and $11m each in punitive damages.

From BBC

Plaintiffs’ expert witnesses Steve Soboroff and Randy Johnson, the developers of Playa Vista, worked with VA officials to select a modular vendor, and a purchase agreement for the first units was set to be closed Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

A market vendor has described the moment his customers were stabbed in front of him, one of them fatally.

From BBC

“He can’t send all the Mexicans back from the United States, can he?” asked Emi Pérez, a street vendor in the capital.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dealer
• hawker
• merchant
• peddler