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Webster 1913 Edition

Provedore

Prov′e-dore

,
Noun.
[Cf. Sp.
proveedor
. See
Proveditor
.]
A proveditor; a purveyor.
Busied with the duties of a
provedore
.
W. Irving.

Definition 2024

provedore

provedore

English

Noun

provedore ‎(plural provedores)

  1. A person or business which provides stores and supplies to ships, such as food and beverages.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ “provedore” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology

From Spanish proveedor or Portuguese provedor ‎(“provider”), perhaps via Venetian. From Latin prōvideō ‎(“I foresee”).[1]

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