| 单词 | purveyor |
| 释义 | purveyor (once / 4700 pages) n A purveyor is someone who supplies goods — often food or drinks. If you're a seafood purveyor, you will always smell a bit fishy — which is no surprise, considering that you sell cod and haddock all day long. A purveyor can be someone who provides food or drinks, as in the popcorn purveyor who walks up and down through the stands of a baseball game trying to peddle his salty treats. When you go to the circus you will see clowns, who are purveyors of silliness because of their repertoire of fun and hilarious stunts. WORD FAMILYpurveyor: purveyors+/purvey: purveyance, purveyed, purveying, purveyor, purveys/purveyance: purveyances USAGE EXAMPLESSome purveyors of these seasonal products, like Neal Hoffman, never expected to be in the Hanukkah business. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) The parade of fake news purveyors doesn’t stop with Mrs. Clinton. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) Several companies said it is difficult to label a site as a purveyor of fake news. Wall Street Journal(Dec 08, 2016) n someone who supplies provisions (especially food) Hyper provider, supplier someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity |
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