provisioners

noun

plural of provisioner
as in providers

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  1. providers
  2. suppliers
  3. distributors
  4. purveyors
  5. entrepreneurs
  6. buyers
Noun
  • Besides Marshall’s 18% interest, 12% was the highest rate charged by medical providers included in The Star’s analysis.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Industry research firm SemiAnalysis counted 323 Nvidia GPU providers as of September, up from 209 less than 11 months earlier.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of providers
Noun
  • The cuts will affect some, but not all, suppliers’ October production volumes, depending on their lead times.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Expanding final assembly facilities must therefore be matched by reliable deliveries from suppliers and sufficient skilled labour across the wider production network.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppliers
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of distributors
Noun
  • Many tea purveyors advise against leaving sweet tea out at room temperature for more than two hours.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Some states have taken action against purveyors of limited-partner policies.
    — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of purveyors
Noun
  • Building in public Some Gen Z entrepreneurs have an advantage when trying to connect with their own demographic.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But over the course of the past decade, an influx of entrepreneurs plus a comprehensive plan led by the city and REV Birmingham, a nonprofit focused on revitalization and economic development, has brought the center back to life.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrepreneurs
Noun
  • Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of buyers
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“Provisioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisioners. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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