Vendor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ndÉ™(ɹ)

Alternative forms

• vender

Origin

From Old French vendeor, from Latin venditor ("seller"), from vendere ("to sell, cry up for sale, praise"), contraction of venundare, venumdare, also, as originally, two words venum dare ("to sell"), from venum ("sale, price") + dare ("to give").

Noun

1. A person or a company that vends or sells.

Synonyms

• merchant
• seller

Related terms

• vend
• vending machine
• vendor bid