From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpurveyorpur‧vey‧or /pɜːˈveɪə $ pɜːrˈveɪər/ noun [countable usually plural] formalBBTSELL a business that supplies goods, services, or information purveyors of farmyard-fresh poultry
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purveyor• Lleland and Marvin were ample purveyors of it, as were their deputies.• I shall vote Tory because the Tories are purveyors to the quality.• She became taxi driver, purveyor of fine wines, lender of lurex and drag-hag extraordinaire.• Part of the key to the food's magnificent taste is that Shaheen talks to his purveyors on a daily basis.• Truth is a mutable commodity, even among its purveyors.• Petrossian Inc. is the world's largest purveyor of caviar.• Lord Jeffrey Archer, 52 A major purveyor of Tory gossip and still looking for a job.• There was no news from the purveyor of health foods and other products to explain the rise.• This is a concept new to the auto industry but old hat to purveyors of soap, suds and soup.From Longman Business Dictionarypurveyorpur‧vey‧or /pɜːˈveɪəpɜːrˈveɪər/ noun [countable]COMMERCE a person or company that supplies goods or services to people, especially food or drinkThe company established a reputation as a purveyor of fine wines. —purvey verb [transitive]They purvey the product to a mainly rich clientele. 