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purveyor

noun

Definition of purveyor

as in supplier

formal a person or business that sells or provides something a purveyor of kitchen supplies a software purveyor

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Recent Examples of purveyor Peter Cho, chief marketing officer of the Sleep Spa, surmises that their mattresses first became a status symbol in 1952, when the company became the official purveyor to the royal court by King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The beloved emporium is filled with more than a dozen purveyors and eateries, including Hog Island Oyster Bar, The Olive Press, and Johnny Doughnuts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026 Seeing the internet’s foremost disciple of glow meet the internet’s foremost purveyor of good lighting, though, feels quite satisfying—who else needs another excuse to update that Sephora cart? — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026 For someone so vivacious, Pawlikowski is an expert purveyor of mortal facts. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purveyor

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Noun

Meanwhile, alternative suppliers would need sufficient production capacity to compensate if primary sources became unavailable.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Experts have long warned that floating power deals can leave African governments dependent on costly contracts with foreign suppliers.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplier

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Polymarket can, for example, see the number of trades being made, the total value of buys and sells, how much traders are wagering relative to their overall activity, and their total profits and losses.

— Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
The cost of the drugs there and in the private market limits their use, the philanthropist and former energy trader John Arnold notes.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of trader

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Sphere’s recent drama credits include Cardinal and Netflix’s Mae Martin-starrer Wayward and it also part-owns Heated Rivalry distributor Sphere Abacus.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
On May 6, 1957, the car finally found a buyer and was shipped to Lowis and Hodgkiss, Jaguar’s distributor in Nairobi, Kenya.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributor

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Only Wolstencroft knew that Daunt had by then spent two years trying to line up a purchaser for Waterstones, which operated some three hundred stores.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Saudi Arabia is the world’s top purchaser of American weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchaser

Noun

So a marketer might look for a scene set in an airport, grocery store or theme park, or seek out shows that made viewers feel a sense of mystery, curiosity or adrenaline.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Move Insoles, the company Lillard co-founded with longtime athlete marketer Nate Jones, has already been widely adopted by athletes across multiple sports.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of marketer

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Sirhal said the retailer’s research that Target shoppers tend to mix three or more aesthetics in their home.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Luxury apartment towers such as MiCA Apartments and L Logan Square Apartments now line Milwaukee Avenue, and new retailers are moving in to serve recently arrived residents.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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