English Explanatory Dictionary

proveditor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.

Word forms

proveditor proveditors

Etymology

From Italian proveditore, provveditore, from provedere, Latin providere. See provide. Doublet of purveyor and provedore.

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