supplier

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A supplier is a person, company, or organization that sells or supplies something such as goods or equipment to customers. 供應(yīng)商[商業(yè)]
...one of the country's biggest food suppliers. …該國(guó)最大的食品供應(yīng)商之一。

The extranet will link the company with its customers and suppliers.
We're suing our suppliers for failing to fulfil their contract .
I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap .
Our head office will liaise with the suppliers to ensure delivery .
Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers.

He has some cosy arrangement with his supplier, which means he's able to sell his goods more cheaply .
He is out main supplier of frozen food .
They are the country's main supplier of gas .
Our supplier has let us down so we have no paper plates .
We need to buy a load of Christmas trees - can you recommend a local supplier?