purveyors

noun

plural of purveyor
as in providers
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 purveyors Many tea purveyors advise against leaving sweet tea out at room temperature for more than two hours. — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Some states have taken action against purveyors of limited-partner policies. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Eco effort The hotel restaurants source from local purveyors like Katonah Pasta, Lancaster Farms, and Fine Foods & Wine. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026 With 183 seats, Fields is a full-scale hotel restaurant but still manages to channel the personal passion of chef Esperanza Guzman, who works closely with nearby purveyors including Tap Root Fields, also in Skaneateles. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 Some of the nation’s biggest news purveyors are scrambling to find ways to appeal to younger audiences who gravitate more readily to digital outlets that may only have months or a few years of traction. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 As with most purveyors of live theater/comedy, KML, as it’s known, has seen its ups and downs. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Commerce and content purveyors are scrambling to contribute their data to train LLMs and place themselves squarely in the transactional path of agents. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Compared with other mega-chain coffee purveyors, Dutch Bros’ menu skews more bombastic and creative. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purveyors
  1. providers
  2. suppliers
  3. traders
  4. distributors
  5. retailers
Noun
  • Besides Marshall’s 18% interest, 12% was the highest rate charged by medical providers included in The Star’s analysis.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Industry research firm SemiAnalysis counted 323 Nvidia GPU providers as of September, up from 209 less than 11 months earlier.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of providers
Noun
  • The cuts will affect some, but not all, suppliers’ October production volumes, depending on their lead times.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Expanding final assembly facilities must therefore be matched by reliable deliveries from suppliers and sufficient skilled labour across the wider production network.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppliers
Noun
  • Shipping costs have become so extreme that oil producers and even commodities traders are looking to own their own tankers to control the expenses.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In short, options traders have been loading up on protection on fears of a pullback, whether driven by rising rates of cracks in the AI narrative.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of distributors
Noun
  • Embassies, banks, and big-name retailers share the neighborhood with this member of The Leading Hotels of the World, whose guest list includes big celebrities and diplomats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Regarding how import tariffs are structured, the report found that this has become a major factor in influencing the purchasing decisions of independent retailers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of retailers

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“Purveyors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purveyors. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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