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supplier

 

[ səˈplaɪər ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

business

A person or company that provides goods or services to another company.

Synonyms

provider, seller, vendor

Examples of usage

  • The supplier delivers the materials on time.
  • Our main supplier of office supplies is currently out of stock.
  • The company decided to switch to a new supplier for better quality products.
Context #2 | Noun

business

A person who supplies illegal drugs.

Synonyms

drug dealer, pusher, trafficker

Examples of usage

  • The police arrested the drug supplier.
  • He was known in the neighborhood as a supplier of narcotics.

Translations

Translations of the word "supplier" in other languages:

🇵🇹 fornecedor

🇮🇳 आपूर्तिकर्ता

🇩🇪 Lieferant

🇮🇩 pemasok

🇺🇦 постачальник

🇵🇱 dostawca

🇯🇵 供給者

🇫🇷 fournisseur

🇪🇸 proveedor

🇹🇷 tedarikçi

🇰🇷 공급자

🇸🇦 مورد

🇨🇿 dodavatel

🇸🇰 dodávateľ

🇨🇳 供应商

🇸🇮 dobavitelj

🇮🇸 birgir

🇰🇿 жеткізуші

🇬🇪 მომწოდებელი

🇦🇿 təchizatçı

🇲🇽 proveedor

Etymology

The word 'supplier' originates from the verb 'supply', which comes from Old French 'soplieier' and Latin 'supplere', meaning 'to fill up'. The term evolved over time to refer to individuals or companies that provide goods or services. In the context of illegal drugs, 'supplier' gained usage to describe those involved in the distribution of narcotics.

See also: oversupply, supplied, suppliers, supplies, supplying, undersupply.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,853 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.