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vender

[ ven-der ]

/ ˈvɛn dər /

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Origin of vender

First recorded in 1590–1600; vend + -er¹

Words nearby vender

Venda, vendace, Vendean, vendee, Vendémiaire, vender, vendetta, vendeuse, vendible, Vendidad, vending machine

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How to use vender in a sentence

A French corset-maker appeared on the scene, and a famous vender of cosmetics.
A German Pompadour|Marie Hay
As to the motives of the inventor and vender of the Tractors, the facts must be allowed to speak for themselves.
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The door instantly banged to with a crash, as the owner and vender of the pills passed out.
Ruth Hall|Fanny Fern
Maggie shocked Mrs. Thorne by buying a shrine from an image vender and hanging it against the wall in the kitchen.
Duffels|Edward Eggleston

He stopped before the little hand-cart of a street fruit vender, which was drawn up to the curbstone, to buy an apple.
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various