Thesaurus results for PROVISIONER

provisioner

noun

Definition of provisioner

as in provider

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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

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Noun

Primary care providers are often the first professionals to evaluate someone experiencing unexplained neurological symptoms.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
If something looks suspicious, contact your health insurance company or medical provider directly.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of provider

Noun

Automakers and their suppliers need incentives to invest in robotics and advanced equipment.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Dedicated facilities could help suppliers prepare for higher production volumes as programs move beyond research and development.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplier

Noun

Sphere’s recent drama credits include Cardinal and Netflix’s Mae Martin-starrer Wayward and it also part-owns Heated Rivalry distributor Sphere Abacus.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
On May 6, 1957, the car finally found a buyer and was shipped to Lowis and Hodgkiss, Jaguar’s distributor in Nairobi, Kenya.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributor

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Agatha Relota Luczo is the purveyor of all things extra virgin olive oil.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
The remarks followed the release of strong quarterly results, with revenue and earnings beating analysts’ expectations despite a 6% downturn in revenue due to pressure squeezing all broadband purveyors.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of purveyor

Noun

Only Wolstencroft knew that Daunt had by then spent two years trying to line up a purchaser for Waterstones, which operated some three hundred stores.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Saudi Arabia is the world’s top purchaser of American weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchaser

Noun

Executives are expected to make decisions, entrepreneurs are encouraged to move quickly and investors are expected to recognize value before everyone else does.

— Michael Ligon, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The piece was commissioned by banker and entrepreneur Otto Primavesi, who, with his wife Eugenia, was a major patron of the arts and commissioned Klimt to paint two family portraits in 1912.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrepreneur

Noun

An economic model to forecast what a market or a buyer is likely to do, which cannot be faked by a chatbot with a confident tone.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Rosie Wrighting, Labour MP for Kettering and former fashion buyer for Asos, felt the budget was pro-growth.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

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