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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.

   "The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him."

Synonyms

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provedoreprovedorepurveyor

Example

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"The entertainment, that S. John's Proveditore the Angel gave him."

Etymology

From Italian proveditore, provveditore, from provedere, Latin providere. See provide. Doublet of purveyor and provedore.

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