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单词 providore
释义

providore

English

Etymology

See provedore.

Noun

providore (plural providores)

  1. One who makes provision; a purveyor.
    • 1719 April 25, [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, [], 3rd edition, London: [] W[illiam] Taylor [], published 1719, OCLC 838630407:
      steward of the king's revenue from lands, and the providore, or steward of the monastery
    • 1951, John Thurman, The Scout's Book of Gilwell:
      Q. Isn't there a camp shop? A. Yes, there is the providore.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for providore in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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