supplier

Definition

Examples

We changed our supplier because the old one often delivered late.

Word Family

Synonyms

• providersomeone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
• vendorsomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
• distributorsomeone who markets merchandise

Collocations

• Easy main supplier
  describing main supplier (any very large body of (salt) water)
• Medium negotiate pricing terms with preferred suppliers
  to discuss terms to reach an agreement regarding pricing terms with preferred suppliers
• Hard sole supplier dependency threatening production
  to sole supplier dependency threatening production, meaning to put a new sole on
• Very Hard vetted tier-one supplier meeting stringent standards
  to vetted tier-one supplier meeting stringent standards, meaning to work as a veterinarian