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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesproveedor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɾo.βe.ðoɾ/
"El proveedor principal entregó los materiales a tiempo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who provides, makes provision, or acts as a provider.
"The committee appointed a chief provisor to manage the distribution of essential supplies." - 2
Historically, one who was appointed by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, or a person holding such an office.
"Statutes of provisors were enacted in medieval England to limit papal intervention in local church appointments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'provisor' (provider, one who provides or foresees), stemming from the Latin verb 'providēre' (to look ahead, provide). Historically used in ecclesiastical and legal contexts to denote someone appointed to provide for a benefice or act as a provider.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Provisor" is said worldwide
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fournisseur
Transliteration: /fuʁ.ni.sœʁ/
"Il agit comme le principal proviseur de l'institution."
Versorger
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁɡɐ/
"Er fungierte als der wichtigste Versorger der Gemeinschaft."
provveditore
Transliteration: /prov.ve.diˈto.re/
"Il provveditore ha garantito la fornitura dei beni necessari."
proveedor
Transliteration: /pɾo.βe.ðoɾ/
"El proveedor principal entregó los materiales a tiempo."
provedor
Transliteration: /pɾu.veˈdoɾ/
"O provedor garantiu o apoio necessário à instituição."
प्रबंधक
Transliteration: prabandhak
"उन्हें संस्थान के मुख्य प्रबंधक के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया था।"
供应者
Transliteration: gōngyǐngzhě
"他是该组织的主要供应者。"
공급자
Transliteration: gong-geup-ja
"그는 지역 사회의 주요 공급자 역할을 했다."
供給者
Transliteration: kyōkyūsha
"彼は団体の主要な供給者として活動した。"
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