Vocabulary Word
Word: purveyor
Definition: furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide
Definition: furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide
Sentences Containing 'purveyor'
Silence, purveyor of gossip, do not spread that report.
When the king's troops, when his household, or his officers of any kind, passed through any part of the country, the yeomanry were bound to provide them with horses, carriages, and provisions, at a price regulated by the purveyor.
Who would think that so pretty a toy would be a purveyor to the gallows and the prison?
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