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purveyor

[ per-vey-er ]

noun

  1. a person who purveys, provides, or supplies:

    a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.

  2. Old English Law. an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of purveyor1

1250–1300; Middle English pourveour < Anglo-French; purvey, -or 2
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We’re being inundated with mass amounts of ugliness, and the purveyors of this unsightly deluge want to bury us so deeply that we’ll forget how pleasant the world can be.

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These are meant to be the anesthetizing accompaniment to playlists featuring purveyors of sonic wallpaper made to help your whole body chill out — a vibe-fest, on demand.

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“The ‘Godfather of freak folk’ was for a prolific half-century the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit.

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All in all, Simpson distinguished himself as a foul-mouthed purveyor of misinformation about Social Security.

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Morrissey was assigned to Williams’ case but wasn’t too familiar with the purveyor of petty, according to a report by Vanity Fair.

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