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fornitore

supplier

noun for-nee-TOH-reh Less Common

Also means

provider

Usage Note

Fornitore is the standard business term for a supplier or vendor (fornitore di servizi = service provider, fornitore di energia = energy supplier). The feminine form is fornitrice. In everyday speech il fornitore can also refer to a tradesperson who regularly supplies goods to a household or business. The related verb is fornire (to supply, to provide).

Examples

"Abbiamo cambiato il fornitore di energia elettrica."

Natural Translation

We changed our electricity supplier.

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