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

• trader
• seller
• retailer
• distributor
• dealer

Examples of vendor in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

And the software vendor demonstrated a commitment to innovate. —Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page. —Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 1 July 2025

Many videos on social media show agents snatching vendors and workers without presenting a warrant, or detaining and arresting American citizens. —Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025

Linda Sun, former deputy chief diversity officer for the New York governor's office, and her husband, Chris Hu, 40, were named in a superseding indictment accusing them of steering $35 million in state contracts to two PPE vendors run by a cousin and Hu. —Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025

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