Purveyor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪə(r)

Alternative forms

• purveyour obsolete

Full definition of purveyor

Noun

1. Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food.Anthropologists are the purveyors of dangerous ideas.
2. (historical, UK) An officer who provided provisions for the king's household.
3. (obsolete) A procurer; a pimp.

Synonyms

• grocer