Difference between Merchant and Vendor

What is the difference between Merchant and Vendor?

Merchant as a noun is a person who traffics in commodities for profit. while Vendor as a noun is a person or a company that vends or sells.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who traffics in commodities for profit. The owner or operator of a retail business.

Example sentence: Larry Merchant's just a commentator. He don't know nothing about boxing.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person or a company that vends or sells.

We hope you now know whether to use Merchant or Vendor in your sentence.