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provisioner
pro·vi·sion P0623100 (prə-vĭzh′ən)n.1. a. The act of providing or supplying something: the provision of health care; the provision of rations.b. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation: The provision for retirement requires planning.2. a. Something provided: A fire escape is an important provision in a building.b. provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.3. A preparatory action or measure: We must make provisions for riding out the storm.4. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document: the constitutional provision concerned with due process.v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions v.tr. To supply with provisions.v.intr. To take preparatory action or measures: A bank must provision against losses from bad loans.
[Middle English, from Old French, forethought, from Latin prōvīsiō, prōvīsiōn-, from prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre, to foresee, provide for; see provide.]
pro·vi′sion·er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | provisioner - a supplier of victuals or supplies to an armysutler, victualer, victuallerprovider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity |
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Synonyms for provisionernoun a supplier of victuals or supplies to an armySynonyms- sutler
- victualer
- victualler
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