单词 | provider |
释义 | providern. A person who or thing which provides or supplies something; spec. a person who provides for his or her family, a breadwinner. Frequently with modifying word denoting the type or quality of provision. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provider or supplier purveyor1340 supplier1384 purveyoressc1400 providerc1485 suppeditator1542 furnisher1611 subministrator1625 sitarch1656 caterer1706 society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > one earning a living winner1352 providerc1485 bread earner1602 breadwinner1783 bread artist1827 daily-breader1872 the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer purveyor1340 victualler1377 caterc1400 purveyoressc1400 achatourc1405 acaterc1415 providerc1485 provenderc1530 meatsman1567 caterer1592 proveditor1592 viander1598 foregoer1601 meat-man1614 prog man1618 provedore1631 provisioner1633 meater1643 opsonator1656 sutler1710 the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood > one who maintainera1450 provisora1475 provider1616 sustentationa1631 head-worker1640 support1677 breadwinner1783 family head2002 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Gouernaunce of Princis (1993) xii. 77 And se yat thou ger thy providouris of all thy prouisiouns be ay..providit of cornis and othir prouisiouns nedefull. 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. x Thys chaplayne of the deuyll, was a generall prouyder for the oyled fathers there. 1584 L. Chaderton Fruitfull Serm. Epist. Romanes 8 Whether you be pastors or Teachers, Elders, Deacons, or prouiders for the impotent and sicke. 1616 T. Draxe Bibliotheca Scholastica 170 A good prouider shall neuer be poore. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Proveditor, (Italian, as it were a providour) a great Military Officer among the Venetians. 1698 G. Thomas Hist. Acct. Pensilvania 41 Gratitude to our Plentiful Provider, the great Creator of Heaven and Earth. 1729 T. Odell Smugglers ii. 32 I must tell ye; my Master's a good Provider, an' expects we shou'd all fare alike. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xxi. 119 The noble lord..took all opportunities of being yet more lavish in his encomiums on the beauty, wit, and elegance of the fair provider. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. xv. 213 There's good eatables and drinkables enough in the house for a body's content..for Squire Jones is an excellent provider. 1836 J. Baillie Alienated Manor v. i. 228 A cloak! A convenience! a provider for disorderly passion! 1885 I. M. Rittenhouse Jrnl. 25 Sept. in Maud (1939) xi. 358 He knew Elmer to be reliable and steady, one who would be always a good ‘provider’ and take care of me. 1914 H. James Notes on Novelists 273 The bravest providers and designers show at this point something still in store. 1967 J. Cheever Jrnl. (1991) 232 It is she, who has indicted me as venomous, emotionally ignorant, a bad provider, self-deceived, whom I desire. 2000 Business Day (S. Afr.) 28 Jan. 20/8 Organisations will need to have a strong partnership with their outsourced training provider. DerivativesΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pourvoyeuse, a Prouideresse, or Purueyeresse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1485 |
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