purveyor

noun pur·vey·or \ (ˌ)pər-ˈvā-ər , ˈpər-ˌvā- \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

1 : one that purveys

2 : victualler, caterer

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Examples of purveyor in a Sentence

a purveyor of kitchen supplies

Recent Examples of purveyor from the Web

Food that costs $1 generally leaves little room for profit, but purveyors typically count on customers to order higher-margin items like soft drinks to round out their meals.

— chris woodyard, USA TODAY, "Taco Bell expands its $1 menu -- on the way to 20 items," 3 Apr. 2018
The 160-strong southern delegation will include Red Velvet, a girl group, as well as K-pop veterans such as Lee Sun-hee, a purveyor of cheesy ballads, and Cho Yong-pil, a Korean pop legend.

— The Economist, "Can K-pop bring the two Koreas closer together?," 31 Mar. 2018
Perhaps the last purveyor of classic detective fiction was P.D. James.

— WSJ, "Five Best: Laura Thompson," 30 Mar. 2018
At the end of the event, SXSW staff congratulated the cheese purveyors on having one of the most consistently busy events at the festival.

— chelsey lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "SXSW goes crazy for the world's largest cheese board from Wisconsin," 15 Mar. 2018
RL Grime RL Grime has been one of trap's greatest purveyors, but his success is indebted to his openness toward incorporating new sounds.

— billboard staff, Billboard, "Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2018: The Complete List," 22 Mar. 2018
Politicos of both stripes have been using it since at least 2010, side-by-side with all the laundry-soap purveyors.

— gerard baker, WSJ, "The 10-Point.," 21 Mar. 2018
Shrewd purveyors predictably seize the opportunity to charge excessive fees.

— nir kaissar, latimes.com, "Bitcoin isn't an investment until buyers sweat the fees," 16 Mar. 2018
Schwab cited Acting Director Tom Homan and Attorney General Jeff Sessions as being the purveyors of misleading and inaccurate information, following Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf's controversial decision to warn the community of an upcoming ICE raid.

— dan simon, CNN, "ICE spokesman in SF resigns and slams Trump administration officials," 12 Mar. 2018

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