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 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.
- 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.
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.
Archive 2010-05-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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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.
Wayne's New World Rolfe Winkler 2011
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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