Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that furnishes or sells something, especially food.
- noun One that promulgates something.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Formerly, an officer of the medical department of the United States army, whose duty was to purchase supplies. The office was abolished in 1892.
- noun One who purveys or provides; specifically, one who purveys victuals, or whose business it is to make provision for the table; one who supplies eatables for a number of persons; a caterer.
- noun An officer who formerly provided or exacted provision for the king's household.
- noun One who provides the means of gratifying lust; a procurer or procuress; a pimp; a bawd.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision for the table; a victualer; a caterer.
- noun engraving An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision, for the king's household.
- noun a procurer; a pimp; a bawd.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
supplies what is needed, especially food. - noun historical, UK An
officer who provided provisions for the king's household. - noun obsolete A
procurer ; apimp .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
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Examples
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After writing a slew of books and stories set in the Revelation Space universe, I was a little taken aback to find myself routinely described as a purveyor of dark, grim, pessimistic SF.
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In 2004, Mr. Huizenga and long-time business partner Steven Berrard bought a majority stake in Swisher, best known as a purveyor of pink urinal cakes.
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Better known as the purveyor of duvets and lampshades to the middle-classes, John Lewis now has high-end fashion in its sights, and on Wednesday will unveil a £10m revamp at its Oxford Street store in London.
John Lewis profits bounce back as store defies gloomy climate 2010
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He's better known as the purveyor of an interesting line of perfumes several of which I wear.
$75 lipstick. Ann Althouse 2006
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On investigation, it turned out that the purveyor was a Pole, who had smuggled himself into the camp in order to assassinate the General.
In Those Days The Story of an Old Man Jehudah Steinberg
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On investigation, it turned out that the purveyor was a Pole, who had smuggled himself into the camp in order to assassinate the General.
In Those Days Steinberg, Jehudah 1915
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Symantec, best known as the purveyor of the Norton antivirus software, is buying VeriSign's identity and authentication business for $1.28 billion cash.
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It's some stretch to picture the caustic Cassavetes helping bring into being a children's story as pure-hearted as Up, while for all their common ground politically (McCarthy has spoken of his pride in being called a purveyor of "liberal guilt"), neither The Station Agent and The Visitor have the Loach-ist earnestness that tinges some of Sayles 'movies (and I say that as a fan of his).
Culture | guardian.co.uk Danny Leigh 2010
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It's some stretch to picture the caustic Cassavetes helping bring into being a children's story as pure-hearted as Up, while for all their common ground politically (McCarthy has spoken of his pride in being called a purveyor of "liberal guilt"), neither The Station Agent and The Visitor have the Loach-ist earnestness that tinges some of Sayles 'movies (and I say that as a fan of his).
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ChangeWave is probably best known as a purveyor of e-mail get-rich-quick investment tips.
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maggiemae commented on the word purveyor
purveyor Synonyms monger, sutler
March 22, 2015