Synonyms of provisioner

provisioner

noun

as in provider

Related Words

• provider
• supplier
• distributor
• purveyor
• purchaser
• entrepreneur
• buyer
• businessman
• storekeeper
• vendor
• marketer
• peddler
• seller
• retailer
• shopkeeper
• huckster
• merchant
• enterpriser
• hawker
• trader
• wholesaler
• monopolist
• hustler
• middleman
• dealer
• trafficker
• jobber
• tradesman
• engrosser
• merchandiser

Example Sentences

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