vendor

Everyday

1. A vendor is a person or company that sells something. tree →
2. A vendor is also someone who sells food or goods in the street. tree →
3. (law, money) The vendor is the person selling a house. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, ice-cream vendors sell at parks. In money and adult life, the vendor sells and the buyer buys. Phrases: street vendor, ice-cream vendor.

Examples

• We bought hot dogs from a street vendor. tree →
• The vendor sold balloons at the fair. tree →
• The vendor of the house accepted the offer. tree →
• Many vendors sell fruit at the market. tree →
• The ice-cream vendor rang a bell. tree →
• The vendor gave us change. tree →

Note

Countable. Also spelled «vender» sometimes. Opposite in sales: buyer, purchaser.