Caterer/Distributor/Supplyer/Provider/Purveyor

[hookeba]

I'm not quite sure about which the differences are between those words. In which case each of them should be used ?

Thanks in advance, teacher.

[curmudgeon]

Go to:

Dictionary.com

enter each word in the search box and all will be revealed. Also it is supplier, not supplyer

[RonBee]

A caterer is a business that provides food service for another.

caterer
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A supplier is a business that provides a particular item at an agreed upon price.

supplier
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A provider provides goods and services at a price.

Generally speaking, a distributor buys things from wholesalers and sells them to retailers.

A purveyor is pretty much the same thing as a provider or supplier.

purveyor
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[BobK]

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A provider provides goods and services at a price.

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A collocation you're very likely to meet when using the net: an ISP is an Internet Service Provider.

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[Red5]