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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vend·or /ˈvendə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1 SELLsomeone who sells things, especially on the street 〔尤指街上的〕小贩newspaper vendor/ice cream etc vendor He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor. 他从报贩那里买了一份报纸。 the shouts of street vendors 街头小贩的吆喝声2 formal or law someone who is selling something 卖主;销售商 leading software vendors 主要软件销售商
Examples from the Corpus
vendorThe official reason was that I accepted a gift from a vendor, something which I was told violated company policy.a computer vendora hot-dog vendorOutside the theatre, there was a row of flower vendors.Frank stopped to buy the evening paper from a news vendor.Flags sold by street vendors fluttered in the crowd of about 5,000.In addition, the purchaser may ask the vendor to warrant the certificate of title.Ideally the purchaser would wish to have the vendor negotiate actively with the purchaser on an exclusive basis during an initial period.The risk to the purchaser in this solution is that the vendor may still wish to pursue debtors.
From Longman Business Dictionaryvendorvend‧or /ˈvendə-ər/ noun [countable] formalLAWCOMMERCE someone who is selling something, especially a house or a piece of landSYN SELLERHouse sales could dry up as vendors refuse to accept drastic price cuts.leading software vendors
vend·or nounChineseSyllable
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vendor
vendor /ˈvendə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. someone who sells things, especially on the street
    newspaper vendor/ice-cream etc vendor
    He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor.
    the shouts of street vendors
2. formal or law someone who is selling something:
    leading software vendors


vend·orBrE /ˈvendə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvendər/ 🔊 nouna person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, usually outside on the street 小贩;摊贩street vendors街头小贩(formal) a company that sells a particular product (某种产品的)销售公司software vendors软件销售商(law 法律) a person who is selling a house, etc. (房屋等的)卖主   compare seller (1)