Proveditor

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proveditor \Pro*ved"i*tor\, n. [It. proveditore, provveditore,
     fr. provedere, L. providere. See {Provide}, and cf.
     {Purveyor}, {Provedore}.]
     One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer,
     etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. --Jer.
     Taylor.


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