provisioner

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Recent Examples of provisioner Meanwhile, on the dock, Zoë overhears the provisioners say something about being paid to keep quiet. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025 The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow. — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 In addition to funding battles, that money bankrolled corrupt administrators, private contractors, and opportunistic provisioners who collectively moved people west on the cheap and then pocketed the profits. — Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 The early prosperity of New England was largely based on its role as provisioner for black slave plantation islands such as Jamaica and Barbados. — Howard W. French, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisioner
Noun
  • Participants included teachers, school officials, district and state education leaders and math and civics curriculum providers across elementary, middle and high school contexts.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Depending on the provider and plan, these services can monitor multiple sources of information and send alerts when something needs your attention.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Lockheed Martin is also working with the Army on production improvements across its supplier network.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Worldly has launched its most expansive supplier compliance solution for environmental assessments, promising companies a simpler approach to proving that each of their facility is up to par.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Mitchell was particularly impressive as a distributor while Crowe and Bryant flashed their elite scoring ability.
    — PJ Green November 3, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The brand had entered receivership in June as the founders sought to disentangle themselves from fashion development platform Tomorrow London Group, the brand’s majority shareholder and exclusive distributor since 2019.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Ilhan Omar turns her defense over to a vile purveyor of hate.
    — , FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix isn’t the first new-tech streaming purveyor to face challenges upon turning to the ad market.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some sit in the same spot to make their bids; others only work with certain spotters – Mahan once pulled spotter Bo Black away from his lunch mid-bite because a purchaser would only bid if Black was in front of him.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the sophisticated purchaser shops ahead of time, then tells employees where to go for high-quality, high-value care.
    — Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The entrepreneur built a media empire and has launched multiple brands based on her lifestyle and entertaining expertise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Texas tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp and their two children, 4-year-old Emma and 2-year-old Charlie, were killed in Sunday’s Learjet crash in Palm Beach County, their family confirmed in a statement.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Only 35 people attended, but a buyer from Barneys New York was there, and that was enough.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Fourteen months later, the buyer returned for a neighboring property, paying another $86 million to Ralph and Shelly Stayer, minority owners of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball franchise.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Provisioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioner. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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