as in supplier
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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
Jennifer Martinez is the founder, tea purveyor, curator, and master blender at Elevation Tea in Florida.
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Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Last month, the doughnut purveyor also offered opportunities for customers to score free Original Glazed Doughnuts.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 7 May 2025
To mark the day, purveyors of weed often have deals for customers.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
For the department, an upstart DMT dealer was less of a priority than the dark web’s purveyors of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Last month, the doughnut purveyor also offered opportunities for customers to score free Original Glazed Doughnuts.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 7 May 2025
To mark the day, purveyors of weed often have deals for customers.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
For the department, an upstart DMT dealer was less of a priority than the dark web’s purveyors of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purveyor
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And wearable health devices using edge AI can analyze biometric data locally, detect anomalies and alert healthcare providers without transmitting sensitive patient information to remote servers.—
Ajith Sankaran,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Meanwhile, the Gen Z generation sees their financial provider as a reflection of their ethics, expecting better transparency and leading social change.—
Gabriele Buffo,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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The bitcoin price has soared toward its all-time high of $112,000 per bitcoin, with traders betting a looming Federal Reserve flip will turbo-charge the crypto market.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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During uncertain times, traders don’t wait around for actual changes in supply and demand.—
Skip York,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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But the internet has opened avenues for disgruntled distributors to connect and complain.—
Book Marks
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Netflix may be acting more and more like conventional TV networks, presenting live NFL games and WWE bouts and selling ads, but becoming a full-fledged distributor would entail grinding out carriage deals with programmers with large portfolios.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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What will differentiate great marketers is their ability to use AI as creative horsepower to elevate their vision.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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It was founded as Coffee House by a British colonial marketer in 1936.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
27 June 2025
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