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vendor

[ven-der, ven-dawr] / ˈvɛn dər, vɛnˈdɔr /


Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for vendor?
Vendor is a word for a person, company, or other entity that sells things. When it’s an individual person selling things from a stall in a street market, the term street vendor is often used. More old-fashioned words for a person who sells things on the street include peddler and hawker. Perhaps the closest synonym for vender is seller. It gets at exactly what a vendor does—sells things—and it can be used for both individuals and companies. Similar words include merchant and retailer. More specific words include dealer and supplier, which both are most often used in the context of businesses that sell to other businesses. (They’re sometimes also used in illegal contexts.)
What is a third party vendor?
The term third party vendor refers to a business that is authorized to provide goods or services to customers on the behalf of the main business. The term third party is used because the additional business is tangential to the transactional relationship between the primary business and the customer. Another word for third party vender is third party seller. For example, the retailer Amazon features many third party sellers, some of which you can also buy from directly without using Amazon’s fulfillment services.
How do you use vendor in a sentence?
The word vendor is a common word in the context of commerce involving all kinds of businesses. Here are some examples of vendors in a sentence:
  • The fair had hundreds of food vendors offering all kinds of delicious fried foods —it was heaven.
  • Vendors across the region have been seeing their sales increase by large margins.
  • We reached out to our vendors to inquire about the shipping delays.

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Not a single vendor I spoke to expressed any enmity toward Latinos, or even Gallardo.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

In the sweltering heat, fellow fish vendor Faraba Fatty stated bluntly that "without electricity, we have a very bad life".

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

When I ordered my server in late July, the vendor held the quoted price only on the condition that I paid before a set date, and told me plainly that missing it meant repricing.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Construction company Clayco uses ChatGPT to review contracts and vendor submittals to be sure everything has been delivered at the correct specifications.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

We went to every local farm and vendor and ordered all kinds of fresh ingredients.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

The cost of ice has more than doubled, Darboe-Manneh told AFP, since the ice vendors -- who often make it in home freezers -- do not have electricity.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Materne also pointed out that cybersecurity vendors are expanding partnerships with AI labs, particularly for run-time security, which involves protecting actively running systems.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

That shift could also broaden the set of AI beneficiaries beyond hardware vendors and hyperscalers to cybersecurity and observability providers, which could see greater demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The lengthy report lists cases in which suspected state-sponsored groups, criminals, spyware vendors, state propaganda institutions and politically motivated individuals misused its technology.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

A few of the vendors stepped out of their way as they walked, but most paid them little attention.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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