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

The big festival features a day of live music and DJs, a marketplace with Black vendors, food and drinks, games, and other activities (with tickets starting at $28). —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026

Those who got to come out had the chance to check out several local food vendors, live music, and craft vendors. —CBS News, 13 June 2026

Visitors can expect live jazz performances, museum activations, public art installations, barbecue and soul food vendors, nightlife programming and community celebrations throughout the district. —J.m. Banks june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

Additionally, architecture must be connected and long-term ecosystem partners need to be treated as strategic capability extensions, not interchangeable vendors that operate on short-term rotations, erasing institutional memory. —Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 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