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

In his campaign, Piper highlighted affordability and the need for county government to be less swayed by the political donations incumbents receive from the lobbyists, vendors and developers that populate Miami-Dade’s donor circuit. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Defending Main Street said its vendor mistakenly spent about $25,000 on anti-Jackson ads in Portland, Oregon, instead of Portland, Maine. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

One of the chains was DarkSword, an iOS exploit kit that Google researchers said customers of PARS Defense, a commercial surveillance vendor in Turkey, and at least two other threat actors have used. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Dozens of vendors sold goods and food throughout the event, and a fireworks show closed out the celebration. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 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