noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/səˈplaɪə/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:S AH0 P L AY1 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who supplies; a provider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Italic *plēō Latin pleō Latin supplērebor. Old French souploierbor. Middle English supplien English supply Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English supplier From supply + -er.
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
furnitor
— one who supplies, a provider
Albanian:
furnizues
— one who supplies, a provider
Arabic:
مُزَوِّد
(muzawwid)
— one who supplies, a provider
Arabic:
مُزَوِّدَة
(muzawwida)
— one who supplies, a provider
Arabic:
مُوَرِّد
(muwarrid)
— one who supplies, a provider
Arabic:
مُوَرِّدَة
(muwarrida)
— one who supplies, a provider
Armenian:
մատակարար
(matakarar)
— one who supplies, a provider
Azerbaijani:
təchizatçı
— one who supplies, a provider
Belarusian:
пастаўшчы́к
(pastawščýk)
— one who supplies, a provider
Belarusian:
пастаўшчы́ца
(pastawščýca)
— one who supplies, a provider
Bulgarian:
доста́вчик
(dostávčik)
— one who supplies, a provider
Bulgarian:
доста́вчица
(dostávčica)
— one who supplies, a provider
Bulgarian:
снабди́тел
(snabdítel)
— one who supplies, a provider
Bulgarian:
снабди́телка
(snabdítelka)
— one who supplies, a provider
Catalan:
proveïdor
— one who supplies, a provider
Chinese Mandarin:
供應商 /供应商
(gōngyìngshāng)
— one who supplies, a provider
Chinese Mandarin:
供應者 /供应者
(gōngyìngzhě)
— one who supplies, a provider
Chinese Mandarin:
提供者
(tígōngzhě)
— one who supplies, a provider
Czech:
dodavatel
— one who supplies, a provider
Czech:
dodavatelka
— one who supplies, a provider
Danish:
leverandør
— one who supplies, a provider
Dutch:
leverancier
— one who supplies, a provider
Estonian:
tarnija
— one who supplies, a provider
Finnish:
hankkija
— one who supplies, a provider
Finnish:
toimittaja
— one who supplies, a provider
French:
fournisseur
— one who supplies, a provider
French:
fournisseuse
— one who supplies, a provider
Georgian:
მიმწოდებელი
(mimc̣odebeli)
— one who supplies, a provider
German:
Lieferant
— one who supplies, a provider
German:
Lieferantin
— one who supplies, a provider
German:
Zulieferer
— one who supplies, a provider
German:
Zuliefererin
— one who supplies, a provider
German:
Versorger
— one who supplies, a provider
German:
Versorgerin
— one who supplies, a provider
Greek:
προμηθευτής
(promitheftís)
— one who supplies, a provider
Hindi:
प्रदायक
(pradāyak)
— one who supplies, a provider
Hindi:
सप्लायर
(saplāyar)
— one who supplies, a provider
Hindi:
संभरक
(sambhrak)
— one who supplies, a provider
Hungarian:
beszállító
— one who supplies, a provider
Hungarian:
szállító
— one who supplies, a provider
Hungarian:
szolgáltató
— one who supplies, a provider
Hungarian:
ellátó
— one who supplies, a provider
Italian:
fornitore
— one who supplies, a provider
Italian:
fornitrice
— one who supplies, a provider
Italian:
venditore
— one who supplies, a provider
Italian:
venditrice
— one who supplies, a provider
Japanese:
サプライヤー
(sapuraiyā)
— one who supplies, a provider
Japanese:
供給者
(kyōkyūsha)
— one who supplies, a provider
Japanese:
仕入れ先
(shiiresaki)
— one who supplies, a provider
Kazakh:
жеткізуші
(jetkızuşı)
— one who supplies, a provider
Korean:
공급자
(gonggeupja)
— one who supplies, a provider
Kyrgyz:
тапшыруучу
(tapşıruucu)
— one who supplies, a provider
Kyrgyz:
төгүүчү
(tögüücü)
— one who supplies, a provider
Kyrgyz:
өткөрүүчү
(ötkörüücü)
— one who supplies, a provider
Kyrgyz:
жеткирүүчү
(jetkirüücü)
— one who supplies, a provider
Latin:
praebitor
— one who supplies, a provider
Latvian:
piegādātājs
— one who supplies, a provider
Lithuanian:
tiekėjas
— one who supplies, a provider
Lithuanian:
tiekėja
— one who supplies, a provider
Macedonian:
снабдувач
(snabduvač)
— one who supplies, a provider
Macedonian:
снабдувачка
(snabduvačka)
— one who supplies, a provider
Mongolian:
ханган нийлүүлэгч
(xangan niilüülegč)
— one who supplies, a provider
Norman:
fournisseux
— one who supplies, a provider
Norwegian Bokmål:
leverandør
— one who supplies, a provider
Persian:
رساننده
(rasânande)
— one who supplies, a provider
Persian:
تأمین کننده
(ta'min konande)
— one who supplies, a provider
Polish:
dostawca
— one who supplies, a provider
Polish:
dostawczyni
— one who supplies, a provider
Portuguese:
fornecedor
— one who supplies, a provider
Portuguese:
fornecedora
— one who supplies, a provider
Romanian:
furnizor
— one who supplies, a provider
Romanian:
furnizoare
— one who supplies, a provider
Russian:
поставщи́к
(postavščík)
— one who supplies, a provider
Russian:
поставщи́ца
(postavščíca)
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
доба̀вља̄ч
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
добавља̀чица
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
наба̀вља̄ч
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
набавља̀чица
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
dobàvljāč
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
dobavljàčica
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
nabàvljāč
— one who supplies, a provider
Serbo-Croatian:
nabavljàčica
— one who supplies, a provider
Slovak:
dodávateľ
— one who supplies, a provider
Slovak:
dodávateľka
— one who supplies, a provider
Slovene:
dobavitelj
— one who supplies, a provider
Slovene:
dobaviteljica
— one who supplies, a provider
Spanish:
proveedor
— one who supplies, a provider
Spanish:
proveedora
— one who supplies, a provider
Spanish:
abastecedor
— one who supplies, a provider
Spanish:
suministrador
— one who supplies, a provider
Spanish:
subministrador (desus.)
— one who supplies, a provider
Swedish:
leverantör
— one who supplies, a provider
Tagalog:
tagatustos
— one who supplies, a provider
Tajik:
таъминкунанда
(ta'minkunanda)
— one who supplies, a provider
Tajik:
молсупоранда
(molsuporanda)
— one who supplies, a provider
Tajik:
таҳвилкунанда
(tahvilkunanda)
— one who supplies, a provider
Thai:
ผู้ให้
(pûu-hâi)
— one who supplies, a provider
Thai:
ผู้ผลิต
(pûu-pà-lìt)
— one who supplies, a provider
Turkish:
tedarikçi
— one who supplies, a provider
Ukrainian:
постача́льник
(postačálʹnyk)
— one who supplies, a provider
Ukrainian:
постача́льниця
(postačálʹnycja)
— one who supplies, a provider
Urdu:
سَپْلائِر
(saplāyar)
— one who supplies, a provider
Uzbek:
taminlovchi
— one who supplies, a provider
Vietnamese:
người cung cấp
— one who supplies, a provider
Vietnamese:
người tiếp tế
— one who supplies, a provider