purveyor

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

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: purveyor in a Sentence

Definition of purveyor

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

Chef-owner Chad Meier said the break gave him time to develop new dishes and get some new purveyors, such as Kettle Range for some of the restaurant’s meat.

— carol deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Reopening after break, Meraki marks new menu with a half-price night," 12 July 2018
Maybe the world doesn’t really need yet another purveyor of American cuisine, but the month-old Stanford Kitchen does it with style and snap, giving a welcome boost to the dining scene in Owings Mills.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "Stanford Kitchen a welcome addition to Owings Mills dining scene," 5 July 2018
With a buzzy list of interior and antique shops, cheese and specialty purveyors, cocktail bars and open air markets, there’s something for every discerning traveler.

— ariel okin, Vogue, "A Tiny Town Neighboring Napa Is the Next California Culinary Destination," 5 July 2018
Fortune Oh Beer There’s a shortage of food-grade carbon dioxide in Europe, leading to fears that the beer industry, along with purveyors of other fizzy drinks, might run out of gas.

— alan murray, Fortune, "Travel Ban, China Retreat, Uber Victory: CEO Daily for June 27, 2018," 27 June 2018
As cities grew, so did the number of diners, hamburger joints, and chicken shacks — purveyors of often greasy meals that paired very well with tomato ketchup.

— amy bentley, BostonGlobe.com, "Is ketchup the perfect complement to the American diet?," 10 June 2018
As has been borne out in nearly four decades of songs, more than 20 of them top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the lexicon of his story telling is that of the farmer, the small town purveyor, the boundless spaces sprawled between the headlines.

— cathy applefeld olson, Billboard, "John Mellencamp Talks Taking a Knee During 'Colbert' Performance," 6 June 2018
Amazon’s new series is executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and the smash-things-up-movie-purveyor Michael Bay, among others.

— sophie gilbert, The Atlantic, "18 New Shows to Watch This Summer," 29 May 2018
Before Admiral, California breweries had only a couple of options for malt purveyors, all large-scale and industrial, malting their grains in enormous steel tanks.

— esther mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "The Rake is a temple to beer’s most important ingredient: malt," 1 May 2018

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