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purveyor [pəˈveɪə] n
1. (often plural) a person, organization, etc., that supplies food and provisions 2. a person who spreads, repeats, or sells (information, lies, etc.) 3. a person or thing that habitually provides or supplies a particular thing or quality a purveyor of humour 4. (Historical Terms) History an officer providing or exacting provisions, lodging, etc., for a sovereign ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations purveyor [pərˈveɪər] n → fournisseur/euse m/f purveyor [pɜːˈve/ɛ7əʳ] n (frm) → fornitore/trice purveyor [pɜːˈve/ɛ7əʳ] n (frm) → fornitore/trice How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Scarcely had they got back to their own house when the purveyor entered his room. Your very humble and obedient servant, Godeau, Purveyor of the Musketeers These were principally accounts owing in connection with his race horses, to the purveyor of oats and hay, the English saddler, and so on. |
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