vendor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

< Old French *vendour < Latin venditor (“‘seller’”) < vendere (“‘to sell, cry up for sale, praise’”), contraction of venundare, venumdare, also, as orig., two words venum dare (“‘to sell’”) < venum (“‘sale, price’”) + dare (“‘to give’”)

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• Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

[edit] Alternative spellings

• vender

[edit] Noun

vendor (plural vendors)

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

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[edit] Synonyms

• merchant
• seller

[edit] Related terms

• vend
• vending machine
• vendor bid

[edit] See also

• Spanish: vender (to sell)