vendor

noun

ven·​dor ˈven-dər 

for sense 1 also ven-ˈdȯr

variants or less commonly vender

ˈven-dər 

1

: one that vends : seller

2

: vending machine

Synonyms of vendor

• seller

Examples of vendor in a Sentence

we're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor

Recent Examples on the Web

Presented by John Martin’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, Salzedo Street was lively with live bands, food vendors, bar stations and games. —Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026

The parade was followed by a two-day festival that included live entertainment ranging from bagpipes and Irish folk music to Celtic rock, Irish foods and beverages and an Irish marketplace with more than 250 vendors. —Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026

Designer Heather Knight-Willcock suggests looking for accessories like bath trays from smaller vendors like Etsy. —Lauren Jones, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026

The city plans to continue contracting with an outside vendor to provide the paramedics, EMTs and vans. —Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French vendur, vendour, from vendre "to sell" + -ur, -our -or entry 1 — more at vend

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for vendor

• bender
• blender
• fender
• gender
• lender
• mender
• prendre
• render
• sender
• slender
• splendor
• tender

Kids Definition

vendor

noun

ven·​dor ˈven-dər 

: one that sells : seller

Legal Definition

vendor

noun

ven·​dor ˈven-dər, ven-ˈdȯr 

variants also vender

ˈven-dər 

: one that sells something