(~s)
1.
A ~ of a type of thing is a person or company that sells that type of thing.
...a flower ~.
...Kraft, the largest ~ of cheese in the United States.
N-COUNT: n N, N of n
2.
In a business deal, the ~ is the person who is selling something to someone else.
In theory, the buyer could ask the ~ to have a test carried out...
= vendor
? buyer, purchaser
N-COUNT: usu the N
3.
If you describe a product as, for example, a big ~, you mean that large numbers of it are being sold.
The gift shop’s biggest ~ is a photo of Nixon meeting Presley.
N-COUNT: adj N
see also best ~