Meanings
nounprovidore (plural providores)
plural providores
- Synonym of provedore (“provider, purveyor”).
Q. Isn't there a camp shop? A. Yes, there is the providore.
1951, John Thurman, The Scout's Book of Gilwell1 more example
steward of the king's revenue from lands, and the providore, or steward of the monastery
1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLCSynonyms: provedore
verbprovidore (third-person singular simple present providores, present participle providoring, simple past and past participle providored)
present singular third person providores · participle present providoring · participle past providored · past providored
- alternativeAlternative form of provedore.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of provedore (“provider, purveyor”).
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providore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/providore
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“providore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/providore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “providore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/providore.
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