vendor
In a business context, "vendor" is often used interchangeably with "supplier," though it usually refers to the entity that sells the final product to the customer. When referring to people selling things on the street, "street vendor" is the most common phrasing. In some regions, these sellers might also be called "hawkers."
💬Casual Conversation
🎬A cramped communications hub on a Martian outpost during a scheduled supply break.
Commander Tom
I'd kill for some real street food. Just one honest vendor with a cart.
Lt. Vega
Get a grip, Tom. Eat your nutrient paste and shut it.
💡
Commander Tom uses the idiom 'I'd kill for', expressing an intense longing for Earth's street vendors to highlight his homesickness. Lt. Vega responds with the phrasal verb 'get a grip', telling him to regain self-control and stop being melodramatic.
Meanings
noun
A person or company offering something for sale, especially a particular product or service.
"The software vendor provided a free trial of the application to the corporate client."