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supplier
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sup·ply  (s-pl)
v. sup·plied, sup·ply·ing, sup·plies
v.tr.
1. To make available for use; provide.
2. To furnish or equip with: supplied sheets for every bed.
3. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.
4. To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.
5. To serve temporarily as a substitute in (a church, for example).
v.intr.
To fill a position as a substitute.
n. pl. sup·plies
1. The act of supplying.
2. Something that is or can be supplied.
3. An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock.
4. Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed. Often used in the plural.
5. Economics The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price.
6. A cleric serving as a substitute or temporary pastor.

[Middle English supplien, to help, complete, furnish with additional troops, from Old French soupleer, to fill up, from Latin supplre : sub-, from below; see sub- + plre, to fill; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

sup·plier n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commoditysupplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
black marketeer - someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities
bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
caterer - someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
connection - a supplier (especially of narcotics)
dispenser - a person who dispenses
distributer, distributor - someone who markets merchandise
purveyor - someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
recruiter - someone who supplies members or employees
stockist - one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
provisioner, sutler, victualer, victualler - a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
Translations
supplier [səˈplaɪəʳ] N (Comm) (= distributor) → distribuidor(a) m/f; (= provider) → abastecedor(a) m/f, proveedor(a) m/f
from your usual supplierde su proveedor habitual

supplier [səˈplaɪər] nfournisseur m

supplier
n (Comm) → Lieferant(in) m(f)

supplier [səˈplaɪəʳ] n (Comm) → fornitore/trice

supplier مورد dodavatel leverandør Lieferant προμηθευτής proveedor tavarantoimittaja fournisseur dobavljač fornitore 供給者 공급하는 사람 leverancier leverandør dostawca fornecedor поставщик leverantör ผู้จัดหาสิ่งของให้ satıcı nhà cung cấp 供应商


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