purveyor

[ per-vey-er ]

/ pərˈveɪ ər /

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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.

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Origin of purveyor

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

Words nearby purveyor

puruloid, Purús, purusha, purvey, purveyance, purveyor, purview, pus, Pusan, Pusey, Puseyism

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How to use purveyor in a sentence

As social media platforms become more active in stemming the flow of misinformation, its purveyors are starting to seek new homes free from policing.
The fragmentation of everything|Martha Leibs|December 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s billionaire founder and CEO, clearly wishes to build his business into something greater than just a purveyor of software for managing customers and sales leads, the company’s bread-and-butter money-maker.
Why Salesforce wants to slurp up Slack|rhhackettfortune|November 25, 2020|Fortune
Another way to look at the damage is it’s that much money every month that we are not spending on or buying from the farmers, purveyors, and companies we do business with.
The True Cost of Keeping a Restaurant Open During a Pandemic|Charlotte Druckman|November 11, 2020|Eater
Meat giants themselves are now the purveyors of plant-based meat, with companies like Cargill selling their plant-based chicken even in China.
Why meat could be top of mind for voters in the upcoming election|jakemeth|September 5, 2020|Fortune

Keep in mind that Tesla isn’t a mass-market purveyor like VW and Toyota.
Tesla has a business model problem: It can never justify its current stock price by simply making cars|Shawn Tully|August 29, 2020|Fortune
And as a purveyor of childishness myself, I understand how annoying it can be.
The First Amendment Works, But Does it Work Blue?|Kevin Bleyer|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Mademoiselle and myself had agreed to divide between us the office of purveyor to the party.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
The fame of Mrs. Recknor as a purveyor of hot biscuits was co-extensive with the line of the road.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
Purveyor, Surveyor, or whatsoever other title "please thine ear," art thou deaf?
Camilla|Fanny Burney
When we landed in New York I went directly and made myself known to the man who was to act as purveyor of your majesty's pension.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
The prince recognised the tradesman's generosity by making his antagonist purveyor to his household.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for purveyor

purveyor

/ (pəˈveɪə) /

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

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