noun

supplier

supplier, provider, vendor

We need to find a new supplier for our parts.

We need to find a new supplier for our parts.

The company is a major supplier of software.

The company is a major supplier of software.

a supplier ((of sth.)) a person or company that provides something The company is a major supplier of software.

Synonyms: provider, vendor, purveyor

From the verb 'supply' plus the agent suffix '-er'.

Someone who 'supplies' things is a 'suppli-er'. The '-er' ending often means 'one who does' something.

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