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purveyor

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pur·vey·or  (pr-vr)
n.
1. One that furnishes provisions, especially food.
2. One that promulgates something: a purveyor of lies.

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
Noun1.purveyor - someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

purveyor
noun seller, trader, retailer, supplier, provider, stockist, vendor purveyors of gourmet foods
Translations
purveyor [pɜːˈveɪəʳ] N (frm) → proveedor(a) m/f, abastecedor(a) m/f
purveyor [pərˈveɪər] nfournisseur/euse m/f
purveyor
n (form) (= seller)Händler(in) m(f); (= supplier)Lieferant m
purveyor [pɜːˈve/ɛ7əʳ] n (frm) → fornitore/trice
purveyor [pɜːˈve/ɛ7əʳ] n (frm) → fornitore/trice


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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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