单词 | universal provider |
释义 | > as lemmasUniversal Provider Universal Provider n. (also with lower-case initials) a supplier of all or many things; esp. a general store or department store.Often designating or with allusion to William Whiteley (1831–1907), British retailer, or his Whiteley's department store. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > general store > specific Universal Provider1872 1872 Daily News 5 Aug. 1/2 I, William Whiteley,..do hereby give notice that I have adopted for my trademark a drawing of the two hemispheres, with the words ‘Universal Provider’ between them. 1900 Manch. Weekly Times 14 Dec. 7/1 This is the store: here is the emporium for you. Busy B, Universal Provider and General Dealer in All Sorts. 1938 R. S. Lambert Universal Provider iii. 115 The Universal Provider added to his list during 1881 nine new departments. 1953 Guardian 11 Sept. 6/5 To our children we will always be a kind of Universal Provider, vague of face but soft of bosom. 1997 Progressive Grocer (Nexis) 1 July Supermarkets must narrow their focus instead of trying to be universal providers. < as lemmas |
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