I have been employed by the Swedish fruit supplier "Northern Fruit Corp." for the last 6 years.

supplier 是由动词 supply（供应）加上后缀 -er 构成的名词，表示"供应者、供应商"。supply 本身由前缀 sup-（表示"从下往上"）和 ply（源自拉丁语 plere，意为"填满"）组成，原意是"补充、供给"。