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Vendor Noun Vendere From  Person Sells Ven·Dor Vendre

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ven·dor
\\ˈven-dər, for 1 also ven-ˈdȯr\\ noun
also vend·er \\-dər\\
 ETYMOLOGY  Anglo-French vendur, from vendre to sell, from Latin vendere
 DATE  1594
1. one that vends : 
seller

2. 
vending machine
English Etymology
vendor
  1590s, from late Anglo-Fr. vendor, from vendre "to vend," from L. vendere "to sell" (see vend).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
vendor
vend·or 5vendE(r) / noun1. a person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, usually outside on the street
   小贩;摊贩:
   street vendors 
   街头小贩 
2. (formal) a company that sells a particular product
   (某种产品的)销售公司:
   software vendors 
   软件销售商 
3. (law 律) a person who is selling a house, etc.
   (房屋等的)卖主
 compare 
seller
 (1) 
OLT
vendor noun
⇨ dealer
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ven·dor
\ˈvendə(r); (ˈ)ven|dȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French vendeor, vendeur, from vendre to sell (from Latin vendere) + -eor, -eur -or
: one that offers goods for sale especially habitually or as a means of livelihood : seller:
 a. 
  (1) : an independent seller in a small way of business; especially : 
peddler

  (2) : a person that hawks and sells merchandise (as refreshments, programs, or souvenirs) to patrons of a public gathering
 b. : 
vending machine

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