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Meaning of vendor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈvɛn.də

Definitions

  1. A person or a company that vends or sells.
  2. One who sells:clerk, salesclerk, salesgirl, salesman, salesperson, saleswoman, seller.
  3. a person who sells ice-cream, hot dogs, souvenirs etc from a stall. verkoper بائِع، ماكِنَة بَيْع търговец vendedor prodavač u pouličního stánku der Straßenverkäufer (gade-)sælger πωλητής, πωλήτριαvendedor, tendero müüja فروشنده دوره گرد myyjä marchand/-e מוכר बेचने वाला prodavač na štandu (utcai) árus penjual, pelayan warung/kios venditore, venditrice (街頭の)物売 행상인 gatvės prekiautojas pārdevējs penjual verkoperselgersprzedawca دخرڅون مال، دخرڅلاو وړ شى, پلورونكى، خرڅوونكى продавец pouličný pre...
    etc
  4. One that sells or vends something: a street vendor; a vendor of software products on the Web.
  5. One that provides products or services to a business for a fee.
  6. A vending machine.
  7. (Law) chiefly law a person who sells something, esp real property
    chiefly
  8. (General Engineering) another name for vending machine
  9. a person or agency that sells.
  10. vending machine.
  11. n (esp Jur) → Verkäufer(in) m(f); newspaper vendor → Zeitungsverkäufer(in) m(f); street vendor → Straßenhändler(in) m(f)
    n

Equivalents

العربية البائع بائع بياع
Беларуская прадавец
Català venedor venedora
Čeština prodejce prodejkyně
Dansk sælger
Ελληνικά πωλητής πωλήτρια
Español vendedor vendedora
فارسی فروشنده
हिन्दी फ़रोश
Bahasa Indonesia penjual
日本語 売り手 業者 販売者
ქართული გამყიდველი
Latina vēnditor
Македонски продавач продавачка
Nederlands leverancier
Српски automat продавач
ไทย ผู้ขาย
Türkçe bayi satıcı

Examples

“[…] Tanee was accosted by certain good fellows, friends and boon companions, who condoled with him on his misfortunes—railed against the queen, and finally dragged him away to an illicit vender of spirits, in whose house the party got gloriously mellow.”
“Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by the [ticket] collectors.”
“She left her duties guarding the cola vendor and brushed past Earl to the aisle with the creamed corn.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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