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Buyer vs Vendor - What's the difference?

buyer | vendor |

As nouns the difference between buyer and vendor

is that buyer is a person who makes one or more purchases while vendor is a person or a company that vends or sells.

buyer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who makes one or more purchases.
  • Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer , so acknowledge their presence.
  • (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
  • The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
  • (manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.
  • Synonyms

    * (retailing and manufacturing senses) purchasing agent

    Derived terms

    * buyer's remorse

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns

    vendor

    English

    (wikipedia vendor)

    Alternative forms

    * vender

    Noun

  • A person or a company that vends or sells.
  • Synonyms

    * merchant * seller

    See also

    * Spanish: vender (to sell) ----