purveyor

noun

pur·​vey·​or (ˌ)pər-ˈvā-ər 

ˈpər-ˌvā-

1

: one that purveys

2

: victualler, caterer

Examples of purveyor in a Sentence

a purveyor of kitchen supplies

Recent Examples on the Web

All three rulings were focused on misleading environmental claims made by the prominent purveyors. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025

Production by El-P and a bleak verse from Despot reunite purveyors of the ominous sci-fi rap of New York’s Definitive Jux. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

All of these flaws are conveniently overlooked by the purveyors of all of these instruments and done so in a way that is contemptuous of those who would contest it or even quibble with it. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher wore a red-and-blue Meru jacket on the band’s breakout 1997 Be Here Now Tour, cementing Berghaus’s dual identity as an innovative purveyor of bulletproof mountain gear and an enduring symbol of Britpop style. —Jeff Moag, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for purveyor

• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• taxpayer
• gayer