as in distributor
a person or company that supplies goods or services
paper suppliers They are the biggest supplier of books in the area.
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Recent Examples of supplier
Supply chain pains Raj Kandola from the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce said that suppliers and companies further down the chain are most vulnerable to the knock-on effects of the shutdown.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
After 3 1/2 years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries like this one — Kyiv's backers and military suppliers — are nervous the Kremlin could bring the conflict their way.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Fisk Johnson is the fifth generation of his family to lead the SC Johnson company, which takes its name from his great-great-grandfather Samuel Curtis Johnson, who founded the company around the turn of the 20th century as a supplier of floor wax.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Consider a business in Nairobi paying a supplier in Berlin.
—Chris Maurice, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
As with American Eagle Outfitters and Puma, the facility was a subcontractor to one of Lucky Brand’s direct suppliers.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
In early September, at SEMICON Taiwan, Charles Lee, the managing director of Topco Group, a major semiconductor supplier, told IEEE Spectrum that manufacturers worry about grid stability as AI and semiconductor growth accelerates.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
This is most prevalent in animation, and especially in kids animation where most of Netflix’s programming is from third-party suppliers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
After 3 1/2 years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries like this one — Kyiv's backers and military suppliers — are nervous the Kremlin could bring the conflict their way.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Fisk Johnson is the fifth generation of his family to lead the SC Johnson company, which takes its name from his great-great-grandfather Samuel Curtis Johnson, who founded the company around the turn of the 20th century as a supplier of floor wax.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Consider a business in Nairobi paying a supplier in Berlin.
—Chris Maurice, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
As with American Eagle Outfitters and Puma, the facility was a subcontractor to one of Lucky Brand’s direct suppliers.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
In early September, at SEMICON Taiwan, Charles Lee, the managing director of Topco Group, a major semiconductor supplier, told IEEE Spectrum that manufacturers worry about grid stability as AI and semiconductor growth accelerates.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
This is most prevalent in animation, and especially in kids animation where most of Netflix’s programming is from third-party suppliers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplier
distributor
Noun
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The indie distributor also believes Johnson will remain in the awards mix.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
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Newsweek contacted Walmart and distributor Guanito for comment outside of regular working hours.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Supplier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplier. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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