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purˈveyor

British  
/ pəˈveɪə /

noun

  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. history an officer providing or exacting provisions, lodging, etc, for a sovereign

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