Purveyor

purveyor — pur‧vey‧or [pɜːˈveɪə ǁ pɜːrˈveɪər] noun [countable] COMMERCE a person or company that supplies goods or services to people, especially food or drink: • The company established a reputation as a purveyor of fine wines. purvey verb [transitive] * * …   Financial and business terms

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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

purveyor — index supplier Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

purveyor — c.1300, from O.Fr. porveour (13c.), agent noun from porveoir (see PURVEY (Cf. purvey)) …   Etymology dictionary

purveyor — meaning ‘a supplier’ (normally in commercial contexts), is spelt or, not purveyer …   Modern English usage

purveyor — /peuhr vay euhr/, n. 1. a person who purveys, provides, or supplies: a purveyor of foods; a purveyor of lies. 2. Old Eng. Law. an officer who provided or acquired provisions for the sovereign under the prerogative of purveyance. [1250 1300; ME… …   Universalium

Purveyor — A royal official who arranged the king s accommodation during his itineraries. Traders were required to allow the king s purveyors first choice of all the goods on sale. Although payments were prescribed, a fair rate was rarely paid for supplies …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

purveyor — [[t]pə(r)ve͟ɪə(r)[/t]] purveyors N COUNT: usu N of n A purveyor of goods or services is a person or company that provides them. [FORMAL] ...purveyors of gourmet foods. Syn: supplier …   English dictionary

purveyor — pourveyor, or purveyor /parveyar/ A buyer; one who provided for the royal household …   Black's law dictionary

purveyor — purvey ► VERB ▪ provide or supply (food or drink) as one s business. DERIVATIVES purveyor noun. ORIGIN originally also in the senses «foresee», «attend to in advance»: from Old French purveier, from Latin providere foresee, attend to …   English terms dictionary

purveyor — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that purveys 2. victualler, caterer …   New Collegiate Dictionary