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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•vey•or (pər vā′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who purveys, provides, or supplies:a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies.
- Law[Old Eng. Law.]an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance.
- Anglo-French; see purvey, -or2
- Middle English pourveour 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purˈveyor /pəˈveɪə/ n - (often plural) a person, organization, etc, that supplies food and provisions
- a person who spreads, repeats, or sells (information, lies, etc)
- a person or thing that habitually provides or supplies a particular thing or quality: a purveyor of humour
- an officer providing or exacting provisions, lodging, etc, for a sovereign
pur•vey /pɚˈveɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to supply (esp. provisions), usually as a business:They purvey food to ships in the harbor.
- to peddle;
sell:purveying pornography.
pur•vey•or, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•vey (pər vā′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to provide, furnish, or supply (esp. food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
- Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
- Anglo-French purveier
- Middle English purveien 1250–1300
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