/ ˈvendə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
a person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, usually outside on the street :
street vendors
2.
( formal ) a company that sells a particular product :
software vendors
3.
( law ) a person who is selling a house, etc.
—compare seller
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French vendour from French vendre or Latin vendere sell, from venum something for sale + a variant of dare give.