Supplier Meaning
/səˈplaɪə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who supplies; a provider.
nounSomeone who assists (sets up) a goal.
Sentence Examples
Needless to say, Norway has become the world's second largest oil supplier.
I'm thinking about changing my supplier.
We are an exclusive piccolo supplier for the entire west coast.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The factory's main ____ of raw materials stopped delivering due to the strike.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company is looking for a new ____ of high-quality paper to reduce their overall production costs today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English supply Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English supplier From supply + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
— 2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist, volume 405, number 8813, page 3 (Technology Quarterly):
"Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan."
— 2011 January 16, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The factory's main ____ of raw materials stopped delivering due to the strike.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company is looking for a new ____ of high-quality paper to reduce their overall production costs today.