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proveditor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proved-i-tor
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian proveditore, provveditore, from provedere, Latin providere. See provide. Doublet of purveyor and provedore.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: proveditore, providere

Inflected Forms

proveditors (plural)

Questions

What does proveditor mean?
One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.
Where does proveditor come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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