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vendor

vendor

257 2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
  • noun
  • /ˈvɛndər/
translation icon : vendedor
  • The majority of moves reported by market vendors were from one rural locale to another.
  • food vendors
  • a street vendor
  • vendors sell

Of coconut vendors with machete in hand.

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Examples

  • But ultimately, the commission may be looking for another vendor to do a full retrofit of the plant.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And on my website you have a choice of different vendors, right?

  • And we found stuff, asked our vendor to fix it, and they did.

  • So most of it goes back to the vendor if they provided it.

  • Ten dollars from a vendor in the street.

  • We have vendors that fly in from all over the world.

  • There's another company involved, sir, a company who is a vendor to the intelligence community and to the Justice Department.

  • Local offices should have a means of confirming whether vendors have been paid.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Peregonero is a street vendor who lives in Cuba.

  • I was to walk up to the vendor and order what I wanted.

Synonyms

provider
vsvendor
282 2.9

A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity

is used more for market stalls and businesses offering physical goods rather than services
trader
vsvendor
279 2.1

A person or company that buys and sells things to make money

is often used for market stalls or supplying businesses rather than active trading
salesman
vsvendor
259 1.0

A person who sells things in shops or to customers

is used more broadly for market stalls and businesses supplying others rather than employee role
seller
vsvendor
257 1.0

A person or company that offers goods for money

is often used for market stalls or businesses that supply others
retailer
vsvendor
205 2.4

A shop or company that sells goods to people for home use

is also applied to market stalls and businesses that supply others
supplier
vsvendor
204 2.7

A company or person that sells goods and services to businesses and people

is used more for market stalls as well as for supplying businesses
merchant
vsvendor
203 2.1

A person or company that buys and sells goods, often in shops

is more general, used for market stalls or businesses that provide goods
dealer
vsvendor
  • Specialized
99 4.0

A person or company that buys and sells stocks and money for themselves

is used more for market stalls and supply businesses than principal finance trading
distributor
vsvendor
74 3.5

A company that supplies products to shops and businesses

is used more for market stalls and businesses selling directly to customers
salesperson
vsvendor
28 2.2

A person who sells things for a store or company

is used more for market stalls and businesses that own or supply goods
purveyor
vsvendor
23 6.7

A person or company that supplies food to shops and restaurants

is used more for market stalls and general sellers beyond food provision
wholesaler
vsvendor
22 3.5

A person or company that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them to shops

is broader and also used for market stalls and businesses selling to customers
car dealer
vsvendor
18 1.4

A person or company that buys and sells cars

is used more broadly for market stalls or businesses supplying various goods
middleman
vsvendor
14 3.4

A person or company that buys large amounts of goods and sells them to shops

is broader, also applying to market stalls or direct supply to customers
reseller
vsvendor
12 3.7

A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit

is used more for market stalls and businesses that supply end users
peddler
vsvendor
8 5.7

A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets

is used more for fixed market stalls or businesses supplying larger customers
hawker
vsvendor
  • UK
4 7.4

A person who sells goods in the street or at markets

is used more for market stalls and supplying businesses rather than itinerant sales
merchandiser
vsvendor
3 4.5

A person or company that buys and sells goods in shops

is used more widely for market stalls or general supplying businesses
wine merchant
vsvendor
2 3.9

A person or business that buys and sells wine to customers

is more general, covering market sellers and suppliers beyond wine trade
tradesman
vsvendor
  • UK
1 3.7

A person who runs a shop that sells goods or services

is used more for market stalls or businesses acting as suppliers
jobber
vsvendor
  • Jargon
1 7.8

A person or company that buys large amounts of goods to sell to shops

is used more for direct market sellers or businesses that supply final customers
marketeer
vsvendor
  • UK
1 4.2

A person who sells goods at a market stall

is more general, also applying to suppliers and businesses beyond market stalls
distro
vsvendor
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A company that buys goods from makers and sells them to shops

is used more widely for market stalls and businesses selling directly to consumers
computer dealer
vsvendor
1 2.5

A person or company that buys and sells computers

is used more generally for market stalls and businesses supplying a wide range
stockist
vsvendor
  • UK
1 6.1

A shop or company that has and sells goods of a particular brand

is used more for market stalls and suppliers who sell directly to customers
vender
vsvendor
  • US
1.6

A person or business that sells to customers

is the standard spelling used more commonly in modern English
retail merchant
vsvendor
2.8

A person or company that sells goods to people in small amounts for them to use

is broader, covering market stalls and supplying businesses rather than only stores
merchanter
vsvendor
  • Archaic
8.1

A person or company that buys, sells, and moves goods

is used more for market sellers or supply roles rather than transport focus
tradesperson
vsvendor
  • UK
3.5

A person who buys and sells goods in a shop or market

is broader and includes market sellers and companies that supply others
market keeper
vsvendor
  • UK
4.8

A person who runs a market stall or shop and sells goods to customers

is used more broadly for suppliers and market roles beyond stall management
staller
vsvendor
6.0

A person who sells goods from a market stall

is used more generally for businesses that supply or trade in various settings
print seller
vsvendor
3.7

A person or shop that sells art prints like etchings and engravings

is broader, used for market stalls and suppliers beyond art sales
2.7

A shop or person who sells writing and office supplies like pens and notebooks

is used more generally for market and supply businesses beyond stationery
grain merchant
vsvendor
3.0

A person or business that buys and sells grains like wheat

is broader and also applies to market stalls or suppliers beyond grain trade
truck dealer
vsvendor
  • US
2.2

A business that buys and sells trucks

is broader, also applying to market sellers and suppliers beyond vehicles
distributer
vsvendor
  • US
3.4

A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses

is used more for market stalls and businesses selling directly to end consumers
disty
vsvendor
  • Jargon
9.1

A company that supplies goods to shops and other sellers

is more general, applying to market stalls and other supplier roles beyond distribution

Antonyms

431 1.0

A person who pays money to get goods or services

How Large

wholesaler
22 3.5
distributor
74 3.5
merchant
203 2.1
purveyor
23 6.7
retailer
205 2.4
vendor
257 2.0
seller
257 1.0

Surface Forms

vendor singular
vendors plural

Morphology

vendor = vend (transparent) = vend + or

The agentive suffix '-or' forms 'vendor' from the verb 'vend' with a direct meaning 'one who sells', which is straightforward for learners familiar with 'vend'.

Etymology

Vendor comes from the Latin root vendere, which means 'to sell'. You can see the same root in vending, as in a 'vending machine', so a vendor is simply a person or company that sells goods or services.