Meaning & use
vendor
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A person or company that sells goods or services.
See it in a sentence
A street vendor sold roasted chestnuts on the corner.
The company switched to a new software vendor to cut costs.
A note on using this word
Used both for small individual sellers, like a food-cart vendor, and for large companies that supply goods or services to businesses.
Words with a similar meaning
sellersupplier
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Words with an opposite meaning
buyercustomer
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