purveyor
Americannoun
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a person who purveys, provides, or supplies.
a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
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Old English Law. an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance.
Etymology
Origin of purveyor
1250–1300; Middle English pourveour < Anglo-French; purvey, -or 2
Example Sentences
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That reflects just a share of the often-hidden factors driving up the cost of doing business for artisanal purveyors like Reverie.
Years after their heyday, Seals & Crofts would be regarded as purveyors of what came to be known as yacht rock.
From Los Angeles Times
This has allowed purveyors of falsehoods to build audiences on social media and podcasts.
“For all of the meals that I cook, I source all the ingredients from the farmers market and great purveyors who are focused on sustainability and regenerative farming.”
From Los Angeles Times
That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.
From MarketWatch
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