furnisher

Variant of furnish

furnish definition

fur·nish (fʉr′nis̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
  2. to supply; provide; give to furnish information

Etymology: ME furnishen < extended stem of OFr furnir (Fr fournir) < Frank *frumjan (akin to OE framian, Ger frommen, to benefit), caus. < *fruma (akin to ON frami, profit): for IE base see from

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