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

Markets usually jammed with customers were desolate Friday, with some vendors loudly promoting their products in a desperate attempt to attract customers. —Félix Márquez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

But the district required our foundation to apply as a vendor before any books could be donated. —Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026

Check out train equipment, see model trains, participate in family activities and shop vendors and food trucks. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026

Japanese cultural arts and crafts vendors, a pictorial timeline of Cupertino’s 47-year sister city relationship with Toyokawa, and Shogi instruction and demonstration will be grouped at the Japanese Artisan Pavilion, located at the Cupertino Senior Center. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 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