purveyor

[per-vey-er]

noun

1. a person who purveys, provides, or supplies.

   a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.

2. Old English Law.,  an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of purveyor¹

1250–1300; Middle English pourveour < Anglo-French; purvey, -or ²

Example Sentences

The New York Times, now the best-known purveyor of crosswords, thought the puzzle beneath it, and didn’t offer one until 1941.

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Mejia, 35, has proven to be a savvy purveyor of marketing, distributing corgi stickers at community events and sending his staff to City Council meetings in green city controller jackets.

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His friend and translator Elizabeth Anscombe warned against taking him as a purveyor of theories and answers.

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If you blinked you may have missed this, but the stock of Beyond Meat, the purveyor of meatless burger patties, had a spectacular run a few days ago.

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Drug cartels exist for profit; all purveyors of illicit drugs are in the business to make money.

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