purveyor

[per-vey-er]

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noun

a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
Old English Law. an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance.

Origin of purveyor

1250–1300; Middle English pourveour < Anglo-French; see purvey, -or²

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Examples from the Web for purveyor

Contemporary Examples

And as a purveyor of childishness myself, I understand how annoying it can be.
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Kevin Bleyer
July 19, 2014
But the person authorized to perform the demolition is not Sarah Palin or some other purveyor of junk jingoism.
Why the Ground Zero Mosque Is Worth Saving
Michael Daly
April 11, 2014
The lanky, scandal-scarred former Congressman and purveyor of the now colloquial sext, has lived and died by the tweet.
Anthony Weiner, Disgraced Over Sexting Scandal, Still Tweeting
Gideon Resnick
February 19, 2014
Well, Apple is now a purveyor of expensive, high-end products in a market where consumers are turning to cheaper alternatives.
Apple Launches New iPads in Effort to Boost Sales
William O’Connor
October 22, 2013
Greengrass, purveyor of the shaky cam, and screenwriter Billy Ray, have paid enormous attention to detail here.
‘Captain Phillips’ Is a Gripping, Award-Worthy Film
Marlow Stern
September 28, 2013

Historical Examples

The abbess and the purveyor were but ill-pleased to hear what the old man said.
Folk-lore and Legends: German
Anonymous
He will wait, and meanwhile do his best to waken his purveyor.
Little Brothers of the Air
Olive Thorne Miller
So this purveyor had neither the knowledge nor the power to bow to the inevitable.
The Mason-bees
J. Henri Fabre
To some extent, Biggs was a maker or, at least, a purveyor of wigs.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913
Harris Newmark
After that he was purveyor for the Fleet, and was made a knight.
Armorel of Lyonesse
Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for purveyor

purveyor

noun

(often plural) a person, organization, etc, that supplies food and provisions
a person who spreads, repeats, or sells (information, lies, etc)
a person or thing that habitually provides or supplies a particular thing or qualitya purveyor of humour
history an officer providing or exacting provisions, lodging, etc, for a sovereign

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for purveyor

n.

c.1300, from Old French porveor (13c.), agent noun from porveoir (see purvey).

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Examples from the Web for purveyor

Contemporary Examples

And as a purveyor of childishness myself, I understand how annoying it can be.

But the person authorized to perform the demolition is not Sarah Palin or some other purveyor of junk jingoism.

The lanky, scandal-scarred former Congressman and purveyor of the now colloquial sext, has lived and died by the tweet.

Well, Apple is now a purveyor of expensive, high-end products in a market where consumers are turning to cheaper alternatives.

Greengrass, purveyor of the shaky cam, and screenwriter Billy Ray, have paid enormous attention to detail here.

Historical Examples

The abbess and the purveyor were but ill-pleased to hear what the old man said.

He will wait, and meanwhile do his best to waken his purveyor.

So this purveyor had neither the knowledge nor the power to bow to the inevitable.

To some extent, Biggs was a maker or, at least, a purveyor of wigs.

After that he was purveyor for the Fleet, and was made a knight.

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Word Origin and History for purveyor

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Origin of purveyor