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provisioner

/prəˈvɪʒ.ən.ər/
pro · vi · sion · er
Plural:provisioners
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provisioner Lexical Profile

provisioner Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A person or business that supplies food, drink, and other necessary goods, especially for a journey, expedition, or ship.

Example

"The expedition leader hired a reliable local provisioner to stock the ship with non-perishable rations before departing."

2

In computing and telecommunications, an automated tool, service, or system that allocates, configures, and deploys computing resources, servers, or user accounts.

Example

"The cloud infrastructure uses an automated provisioner to spin up new virtual machines whenever traffic spikes."

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• Rhymes for provisioner

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provisional
provisionally
provisioner
provisions
proviso
provocation

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Provisioner. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/provisioner
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