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

And that’s why I turn to this Napa Valley–based purveyor of specialty beans.

From Los Angeles Times

But the larger truth is that his beloved purveyor of “hamberders” would never have hired him, given his lengthy record of accusations, indictments and now felony convictions.

From Salon

A Stanford symposium will feature purveyors of some of the most dangerous and widely debunked claims about anti-pandemic policies.

From Los Angeles Times

The debate was widely considered a chance for CNN to burnish its brand as a trusted purveyor of major news.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe the top prize goes to his reinstating thousands of accounts of Nazis, white supremacists and disinformation purveyors that had been banned from Twitter by its previous management?

From Los Angeles Times

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