# vendor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɛn.də/ · frequency rank #9,836

## Definitions
1. A person or a company that vends or sells.
2. A vending machine.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman vendor (Old French vendeor), from Latin venditor (“seller”), from vendere (“to sell, cry up for sale, praise”), contraction of venundare, venumdare, also, as originally, two words venum dare (“to sell”), from venum (“sale, price”) + dare (“to give”).

## Easily confused with
- **venom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vendor-vs-venom)
- **veneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vendor-vs-veneer)
- **vector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vector-vs-vendor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`evndor`, `vednor`, `venddor`, `vendorr`, `vendro`, `venndor`, `venodr`, `vnedor`, `vvendor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vendor