vendedor

/bendeˈdoɾ/ · B1 · noun · m

salesman

🛒 vender (to sell) + -dor (one who does) = seller; like English vendor

From Latin vendere, to sell, the same root as English vendor and vending machine. The Spanish suffix -dor works like English -er: trabajador is a worker, comprador is a buyer, and vendedor is a seller.

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