English Explanatory Dictionary

provedore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or business which provides supplies, particularly food and beverages.

Word forms

provedore provedores

Etymology

From Spanish proveedor or Portuguese provedor (“provider”), perhaps via Venetan. From Latin prōvideō (“to foresee”). Doublet of purveyor and proveditor.

Synonyms

proveditor purveyor steward
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