Literary notes about VENDOR (AI summary)
The term vendor in literature carries a rich diversity of meanings, ranging from the modest street peddler to the sophisticated merchant of goods or services. In more lighthearted narratives, the vendor appears as a central figure in everyday scenes—whether it is the wine-vendor in bustling city life ([1]) or the itinerant flower-vendor whose simple act of offering jonquils hints at deeper social interactions ([2]). In legal and contractual contexts, the vendor’s role becomes emblematic of commercial procedure and formal transfer of property ([3], [4], [5]), while in socio-cultural commentary, the vendor often embodies a blend of shrewdness and humor, interacting subtly with characters and circumstances ([6], [7]). This multiplicity of roles illustrates the layered narrative use of the word, reflecting both the mundane and the complex functions of commerce in human life.
- Ernest Defarge, wine-vendor of St. Antoine.” “Good.”
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - A flower-vendor held out a tray of wilted jonquils.
— from Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly - A vendor may have stated that barrels filled with salt contain mackerel, but the contract may be only for the barrels and their contents.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes - So vendor means the man who sells, vendee the man to whom something is sold, and the thing sold is vended.”
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, February 1884, No. 5. by Chautauqua Institution - Also £200,000 in Deferred Shares of the nominal value of one shilling each, which are to be allotted to yourself as vendor.
— from Swirling Waters by Max Rittenberg - But Lucy remembered the vendor of photographs and said, “No, don’t be rude to him.”
— from A Room with a View by E. M. Forster - “Pick up that, philosopher and vendor of wine,” said the Marquis, throwing him another gold coin, “and spend it as you will.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
