A person who rents a stall in a market and sells from it — fruit, clothes, hot food, whatever the market has. The word emphasises the arrangement rather than the goods: this person holds a stall, meaning they have paid for that space and that pitch is theirs, often the same spot week after week.

A person who rents a stall in a market在市場租一個攤位的人 and sells from it在那裡賣東西 — fruit, clothes, hot food, whatever the market has水果、衣服、熱食，市場有什麼都算. The word emphasises the arrangement rather than the goods這個字強調的是「租位子」這件事，不是賣什麼: this person holds a stall這個人「握有」一個攤位, meaning they have paid for that space and that pitch is theirs意思是他付了錢，那個位子是他的, often the same spot week after week常常每個禮拜都是同一個位子.

Markets, fairs, and craft events all use it, and market rules and local council notices use it as the official term ('stallholders must clear their area by 6pm'). It is mainly British and Australian, and it belongs to fairly formal or administrative writing.

Markets, fairs, and craft events all use it市場、園遊會、手作市集都會用這個字, and market rules and local council notices use it as the official term市場規定和地方公告也拿它當正式用詞 ('stallholders must clear their area by 6pm')（『攤商須在六點前清空攤位』）. It is mainly British and Australian主要是英國和澳洲在用, and it belongs to fairly formal or administrative writing屬於比較正式、行政公文式的用字.

In conversation people rarely say it; they say 'the guy at the market' or name the stall. American English does not use it much at all — there you would hear 'vendor'.

In conversation people rarely say it平常講話很少人會說這個字; they say 'the guy at the market'會說『市場那個人』 or name the stall或直接講攤位的名字. American English does not use it much at all美式英文幾乎不用這個字 — there you would hear 'vendor'在那邊你會聽到的是vendor.

Taiwanese students meet this idea constantly, because a night-market vendor is exactly a stallholder, but the English word sounds oddly official for a night market. 'Vendor' or 'stall owner' usually sounds more natural for describing Taiwan.

Taiwanese students meet this idea constantly台灣學生常常會碰到這個概念, because a night-market vendor is exactly a stallholder因為夜市攤販其實就是stallholder, but the English word sounds oddly official for a night market但這個英文字用在夜市聽起來莫名正式. 'Vendor' or 'stall owner' usually sounds more natural'Vendor'或'stall owner'通常聽起來更自然 for describing Taiwan用來講台灣的情況.