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[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.

Example Sentences

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"The water keeps coming in. It's hard to go out now. It's like at my waist level now," said Somkid Pheuk-ngam, 67, a vendor who lives near a canal just north of central Bangkok.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

A woman I met during a UFO tour said she had signed up for a “healing chamber” experience from a vendor that also offered telekinetic spoon-bending lessons.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

From the vendor selling paletas in the plaza to guests at a five-star hotel, she is instantly recognized and surrounded by people seeking selfies and hugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Poppet hands one to Bailey and takes the other two herself, and Bailey notices that the vendor waves them off with no money having changed hands.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

That’s instead of paying outside vendors to manage those aspects.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The group includes parents, caregivers and vendors who meet regularly to identify neighborhood priorities and work with city agencies and community organizations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF, which tracks the largest vendors in the sector, jumped 6% on Sept. 14 and retained nearly all of its gains through Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Instead of relying on the same degree of accountants, lawyers and vendors, you can do a lot of it yourself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Jostling among mango and avocado vendors, he sells cups of diced fruit.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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