proveditor

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noun

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

OriginItalian proveditore ← Latin providere →
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Meanings

nounproveditor (plural proveditors)

plural proveditors

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

    The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him.

    1649, Jeremy Taylor, The Great Exemplar: Or, The Life of Our Ever-blessed Saviour Jesus Christ

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
provedorepurveyor

Origin

  1. Latinprovidere
  2. Italianproveditore
  3. Englishproveditor

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

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Chicago

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