Entry Word: vendor

Function: noun

Meaning:

also vender

the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money <we're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor>

Synonyms dealer, merchandiser, seller

Related Words auctioneer, concessionaire; blackmarketer, bootlegger, fence, fencer, hustler, smuggler, trader; distributor, retailer; sacrificer; wholesaler; hawker, huckster, peddler (also pedlar); salesclerk, salesman, salesperson, saleswoman; exporter, handler; bargainer, haggler, horse trader, palterer

Near Antonyms consumer, end user, user

Antonyms buyer, purchaser