Thesaurus results for PURVEYOR

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 The remarks followed the release of strong quarterly results, with revenue and earnings beating analysts’ expectations despite a 6% downturn in revenue due to pressure squeezing all broadband purveyors. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Fifty pound bags of rice from several different brands, including popular purveyor Three Ladies, are stacked around the store. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 The drunken Ken spends his time on such things as warbling a karaoke version of a 4 Non Blondes song while an unkempt Ryu is a purveyor of ramen so bad even a stray cat won’t eat it. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for purveyor

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As companies including OpenAI, Google and other AI developers raced to build increasingly powerful models, Nvidia became a critical supplier of the chips and computing systems needed to train and operate them.

— Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026
Instead of booking a box supplier, moving crew, storage unit, and shipper, a family can place one order, and the company handles the rest.

— Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of supplier

Noun

Participants included teachers, school officials, district and state education leaders and math and civics curriculum providers across elementary, middle and high school contexts.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Depending on the provider and plan, these services can monitor multiple sources of information and send alerts when something needs your attention.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of provider

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With traders hopeful the stock market has set the stage for a short-term bounce, there are two catalysts next week that could either revive or snuff out the AI recovery.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
As the board deliberates, Wall Street analysts and traders on prediction-market platforms are throwing out names of possible successors.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of trader

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Prior to the new regulations going into effect, CBS Pittsburgh talked to one skill game distributor that was loading games onto a truck to be sent out of state.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The distributor is mounting a single campaign for both installments, targeting not only arthouse moviegoers but also history buffs, schools, cultural institutions and younger audiences through social media.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

Some sit in the same spot to make their bids; others only work with certain spotters – Mahan once pulled spotter Bo Black away from his lunch mid-bite because a purchaser would only bid if Black was in front of him.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, the sophisticated purchaser shops ahead of time, then tells employees where to go for high-quality, high-value care.

— Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchaser

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Insiders also credit chief operating officer Matt Bires (an architect of A24’s Cherry Lane Theater acquisition), global TV head Ravi Nandan (the Fielder whisperer) and the all-important chief marketer Graham Retzlik with the steady growth.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 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

Noun

That could validate decisions by big retailers like Amazon to block agents, whose robot eyeballs can’t be monetized the same way humans’ can.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
The products were sold nationwide through online retailer Lowlands House, according to the USDA.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

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