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vendress

Syllables: vend·ress/ˈvɛndɹɪs/

vendress is the female equivalent of vendor.

Meaning of vendor

Noun

vendor (plural vendors)

  1. A person or a company that vends or sells.
    • […] 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.1847 March 30, Herman Melville, “Queen Pomaree”, in Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 309
  2. A vending machine.
    • She left her duties guarding the cola vendor and brushed past Earl to the aisle with the creamed corn.2015, Jennifer Ott, Rays of Civilization, page 64

See all 4 meanings of vendor

Synonyms of vendress

Forms of vendress

pluralvendresses

Origin of vendress

From vendor + -ess.

Questions about vendress

What is vendress the female equivalent of?
Vendress is the female equivalent of vendor.
How do you pronounce vendress?
Vendress is pronounced /ˈvɛndɹɪs/.

Words near vendress in the dictionary

  1. vendorship
  2. vendorships
  3. vendorspeak
  4. vendour
  5. vendours
  6. vendress
  7. vendresses
  8. vends
  9. vendu
  10. vendu master
  11. vendu masters

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