🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Fournisseur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: foor-nees-eur

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Provider/prəˈvaɪ.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le fournisseur a livré les marchandises à temps."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or entity that supplies something, especially food, services, or resources.

    "The provider ensured that all necessary supplies were delivered on time."
  2. 2

    In a legal or business context, a provider is often an organization that offers services to clients.

    "The healthcare provider was praised for its excellent patient care."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'provider' originates from the Latin 'providere', meaning 'to foresee or to provide'. It evolved through Old French 'provisioner' before entering Middle English, where it took on the modern sense of someone who supplies or makes provisions.

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