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

The system helps improve services and is also profitable for providers, creating a win-win situation both for vendors and consumers.

— Masayuki Oi Japan News, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Washington should use commercial investment and competition to expand viable launch sites and avoid dependence on any one provider or location.

— Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of provider

Noun

Ukraine and Russia are both major global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other food that developing nations rely on.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Miami String also makes its own cellos and basses at a workshop in Romania, a longtime supplier that Winters took over after the owners ran into financial trouble, and imports them into the United States.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of supplier

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The best film prize carries RMB1 million ($149,000), split equally between the director, for the development of their next film, and the film’s China distributor.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Our positive thesis on the healthcare services and drug distributor was reinforced on Wednesday by analysts at Leerink after a meeting with the company’s CFO and investor relations team.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of distributor

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The film is directed by David Ayer, a purveyor of wild action flicks and ballads of masculinity; the screenplay is the debut effort of Cameron Alexander.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Meet Bonnie Slotnick, beloved bookseller and purveyor of cookbooks in the East Village lo these many years.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of purveyor

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The bankruptcy plan said the owners expect a purchaser would be backed by a group of families that support the camp.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
In practical terms, a purchaser who still owns the security may seek to reverse a qualifying transaction and tender the security back to the seller or into court.

— Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of purchaser

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Doster is one of many entrepreneurs who have learned the value of participating in pitch competitions and sharing your business idea with potential investors, funders or collaborators.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
In Colorado, which didn’t become a state until 1876, there was little public money for infrastructure, and entrepreneurs could pay a few dollars to the local government for the right to build a toll road.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrepreneur

Noun

An algorithm acting for a buyer may evaluate price, timing and terms against another algorithm acting for a seller.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The buyer pays a lump sum and, of course, more than the surrender value, though naturally less than the eventual death benefit, and takes over the premiums from there.

— Rob Haynie, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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