How to Pronounce Vendor

To pronounce "vendor", say VEND-or — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈvɛn.də/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

Letters

/ˈvɛn.də/

IPA

💡 Tip for remembering “vendor”

"vendor" has 2 syllables: vend-or. It rhymes with tender and render, if that helps it stick.

What does vendor mean?

noun

A person or a company that vends or sells.
A vending machine.

verb

To bundle third-party dependencies with the source code for one's own program.
“I distributed my application with a vendored copy of Perl so that it wouldn't use the system copies of Perl where it is installed.”
As the software vendor, to bundle one's own, possibly modified version of dependencies with a standard program.
“Strawberry Perl contains vendored copies of some CPAN modules, designed to allow them to run on Windows.”

Synonyms

merchant seller

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Words that rhyme with vendor

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

tender render splendor slender engender surrender pretender bender contender fender offender transgender

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "vendor"?▾

"Vendor" has 2 syllables: vend · or.

What is the IPA transcription of "vendor"?▾

The IPA transcription of "vendor" is /ˈvɛn.də/.

What does "vendor" mean?▾

Vendor: A person or a company that vends or sells.

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