vendor

Definitions

vendor traces to Latin vendere (to sell), not venīre (to come) — the look-alike is misleading. vend + -or = "one who sells." Same source as vending machine. It does not belong to the come family.

Common Collocations

• 1.street vendor街头小贩
• 2.software vendor软件供应商
• 3.third-party vendor第三方供应商
• 4.vendor management供应商管理

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Street vendors lined the road selling snacks.

• 2.

  We chose a reliable software vendor.