Supplier: meaning, definitions and examples
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supplier
[ səˈplaɪər ]
business
A person or company that provides goods or services to another company.
Synonyms
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.
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
- fornecedor de bens
- fornecedor de serviços
🇮🇳 आपूर्तिकर्ता
- सामग्री प्रदाता
- सेवा प्रदाता
🇩🇪 Lieferant
- Anbieter
- Zulieferer
🇮🇩 pemasok
- penyedia
- pemasok barang
🇺🇦 постачальник
- провайдер
- постачальник товарів
🇵🇱 dostawca
- zaopatrzeniowiec
- dostawca usług
🇯🇵 供給者
- サプライヤー
- 供給業者
🇫🇷 fournisseur
- prestataire
- fournisseur de biens
🇪🇸 proveedor
- suministrador
- proveedor de servicios
🇹🇷 tedarikçi
- sağlayıcı
- malzeme sağlayıcısı
🇰🇷 공급자
- 제공자
- 납품업자
🇸🇦 مورد
- مزود
- مزود خدمات
🇨🇿 dodavatel
- poskytovatel
- zásobovatel
🇸🇰 dodávateľ
- poskytovateľ
- zásobovateľ
🇨🇳 供应商
- 供应者
- 服务提供者
🇸🇮 dobavitelj
- ponudnik
- dobavitelj storitev
🇮🇸 birgir
- þjónustuaðili
- birgðasali
🇰🇿 жеткізуші
- қызмет көрсетуші
- жабдықтаушы
🇬🇪 მომწოდებელი
- პროვაიდერი
- საქონლის მომწოდებელი
🇦🇿 təchizatçı
- provayder
- mal təminatçısı
🇲🇽 proveedor
- suministrador
- proveedor de servicios
Word origin
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.