'Purveyor' definitions:
Definition of 'purveyor'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
Definition of 'Purveyor'
From: GCIDE
- Purveyor \Pur*vey"or\, n. [OE. porveour, OF. pourveor, F. pourvoyeur. See Purvey, and cf. Proveditor.]
- 1. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision for the table; a victualer; a caterer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision, for the king's household. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. a procurer; a pimp; a bawd. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'purveyor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- caterer,
- chandler,
- commissariat,
- commissary,
- donor,
- furnisher,
- manciple,
- merchant,
- patron,
- provider,
- provisioner,
- quartermaster,
- retailer,
- steward,
- stock clerk,
- storekeeper,
- supplier,
- sutler,
- victualer,
- vivandier