vendee

noun

Definition of vendeenext
as in purchaser

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  1. purchaser
  2. buyer
  3. consumer
  4. user
Noun
  • Only Wolstencroft knew that Daunt had by then spent two years trying to line up a purchaser for Waterstones, which operated some three hundred stores.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia is the world’s top purchaser of American weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchaser
Noun
  • ActionHeat leans into buyer education and category explanation content.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Have a real estate attorney review your contract, confirm the buyer’s default, and properly send the demand.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of buyer
Noun
  • The American consumer, who accounts for about 70% of GDP, continues to buy stuff, but many are stressed by energy prices, wage stagnation, rising interest rates, and an affordability crisis in everything from health care to housing.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Meta has long been criticized for its data privacy practices, and on Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay $25 billion for violating the state’s consumer protection laws.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumer
Noun
  • That website works great in the demo—under specific conditions and without users with thumbs for fingers.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Then consider the size of Meta's ecosystem's daily active user base across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of user
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“Vendee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendee. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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