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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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Amex also plans to expand its corporate card platform to include accounts payable software so businesses can manage employee expenses and pay vendor bills in one place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"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

Meanwhile, another vendor, Innovaccer, raised concerns about the pilot program’s launch, citing CMS’s changing requirements and expectations, unclear governance processes and the lack of time provided for end-to-end testing with the medical community.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Loung asked so many questions that the vendor had to move his cart away from her.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Cathy Sparks, a Nike lifer who assumed her post this spring, says third-party vendors like Topsports have created a fragmented online sales experience marked by heavy discounting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Link gives vendors a one-time virtual card number instead of real card details and includes protections, such as a return guarantee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

In addition to these performances, Vicksburg PorchFest features local artists and food vendors and offers family-friendly activities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

It reminds him of the spun-sugar flowers sold by vendors in the courtyard.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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